Examination Documents

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Examination Form Indexes:

** These forms are applicable to English papers of the examinations only.

Guides and Syllabuses:

  • Guide to Examinations (pdf)
  • Notes to Students (pdf)  
  • Syllabus 2012 and onwards (pdf)  FOR HKSS EXAMINATIONS

Statistical Tables: (for reference only. Do not bring to examination.)

  • Statistical Tables (PDF |中文版 pdf)  

Application Forms for CStat and GradStat

  • CERTIFIED STATISTICIAN (doc | pdf)
  • GRADUATE STATISTICIAN (doc | pdf)

 Examination Materials: (Examiners' Comment)

Category Suggested References   Past Examination Papers (pdf)
　 　 Questions Solutions
ORDINARY CERTIFICATE 

How to present information in graphs and diagrams(doc)

 　 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
  • Paper I
 Suggested Readings, Papers I and II ( RSS) 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
  • Paper II
 Suggested Readings, Papers I and II ( RSS) 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
  • Module 1 - Collection and compilation of data
 　 2011 　
  • Module 2 - Analysis and presentation of data
 　 2011 　
HIGHER CERTIFICATE1  　 　 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
  • Paper I - Statistical Theory 
 Suggested Readings 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 2001, 2002,  2003, 2004, 2006
  • Paper II - Statistical Methods
 Suggested Readings 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
  • Paper III - Statistical Applications and Practice
 Suggested Readings 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
  • Module 1 - Data Collection and Interpretation
 Suggested Readings ( RSS)
Specimen paper A ( RSS)
Specimen paper B ( RSS)		 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
  • Module 2 - Probability Models
 Suggested Readings ( RSS)
Specimen paper A ( RSS)
Specimen paper B ( RSS)		 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011   2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
  • Module 3 - Basic Statistical Methods
 Suggested Readings ( RSS)
Specimen paper A ( RSS)
Specimen paper B ( RSS)		 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011   2008, 2009, 2010
  • Module 4 - Linear Models
 Suggested Readings ( RSS)
Specimen paper A ( RSS)
Specimen paper B ( RSS)		 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011   2008, 2009, 2010
  • Module 5 - Further Probability and Inference
 Suggested Readings ( RSS)
Specimen paper A ( RSS)
Specimen paper B ( RSS)		 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011   2008, 2009, 2010
  • Module 6 - Further Applications of Statistics
 Suggested Readings ( RSS)
Specimen paper A ( RSS)
Specimen paper B ( RSS)		 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011   2008, 2009, 2010
  • Module 7 - Time Series and Index Numbers
 Suggested Readings ( RSS)
Specimen paper ( RSS)		 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011     2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
  • Module 8 - Survey Sampling and Estimation
 Suggested Readings ( RSS)
Specimen paper ( RSS)		 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011   2007, 2008, 2009 
GRADUATE DIPLOMA2  　 　 1998, 1999, 2000
  • Module 1 - Probability Distribution
 Suggested Readings ( RSS) 2009, 2010, 2011   2009, 2010
2009 Specimen Paper 　 　
  • Module 2 - Statistical Inference
 Suggested Readings ( RSS) 2009, 2010, 2011   2009, 2010
2009 Specimen Paper 　 　
  • Module 3 - Stochastic processes and time series
 Suggested Readings ( RSS) 2009, 2010, 2011   2009
2009 Specimen Paper A and Solutions
2009 Specimen Paper B  and Solutions 		　 　
  • Module 4 - Modelling experimental data
 Suggested Readings ( RSS) 2009, 2011   2009
2009 Specimen Paper A and Solutions
2009 Specimen Paper B and Solutions 		　 　
  • Module 5 - Topics in applied statistics
 Suggested Readings ( RSS) 2009, 2011   2009
2009 Specimen Paper A and Solutions
2009 Specimen Paper B and Solutions 		　 　
  • Statistical Theory and Methods I
Suggested Readings ( RSS) 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009   2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007   
  • Statistical Theory and Methods II
1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009  2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007  
  • Applied Statistics I
 Suggested Readings ( RSS) 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009   2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
  • Applied Statistics II
 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009   2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 
  • OPTIONS PAPER
(Please see also the Introductory Notes on the list for Statistical Theory and Methods Papers I and II)

ECONOMETRICS - Suggested Readings ( RSS)

MEDICAL STATISTICS - Suggested Readings ( RSS)

STATISTICS FOR ECONOMICS - Suggested Readings ( RSS)

SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL STATISTICS - Suggested Readings ( RSS)

Statistics for Industry and Quality Improvement - Suggested Readings ( RSS)
1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005#, 2006# , 2008^ , 2009 　

1 : Please note that the 2008 solutions for traditional version of Higher Certificate will not be available as 2008 is the last year of examination. Solutions for the 2008 modular version of the Higher Certificate are available.

2 : Please note that the 2008 solutions for the existing (traditional) version of Graduate Diploma will not be available. Specimen of the new (modular) version of the Graduate Diploma will be provided.

#: Options G “Social, Economic and Financial Statistics” is available for examination in each year from 2003 and onwards. Specimen paper of it is however available only in the “2003 Options Paper” and “2004 Options Paper”.

^: The 2008 specimen paper does not include Option G Social, Economic and Financial Statistics. This is because the Option G will not be available in the 2009 examination.

中文版 Chinese Version
(香港統計學會為普通證書及高級證書程度提供分別中文、英文兩項語言考試，以應個別考生不同的需求； 本科文憑證書程度試卷則祇備設英文單項語言。)

級別 　 以往考試試卷 (doc or pdf)
　 　 試題 解答
普通證書  　 　 　
  • 試題 I
 　 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
  • 試題 II
 　 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
高級證書 　 　 　
  • 試題 I - 統計理論 
 　 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
  • 試題 II - 統計方法
 　 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
  • 試題 III - 統計應用與實踐
 　 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
本科文憑證書 (不備設中文試卷) 　 　

Note: Solutions from previous years' exams are not available electronically. We have paper copies that we sell for a very modest cost to cover the photocopying. Please note that we do not provide solutions for the Graduate Diploma Options paper.

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