Past papers and solutions 2007 onwards
The catalogue for 2001 to 2006 is provided on a separate page of this website.
The Society provides past papers and solutions to help candidates preparing for our professional examinations, and for the information of any other people interested in the examinations.
Free download of PDF files is available from here. If you need paper copies, these can be purchased from us (email to exams@rss.org.uk), but there is a charge for this. Solutions to the Options Paper of the former non-modular version of the Graduate Diploma are not available (for download or as paper copies).
The examiners' detailed comments on the standard of work in each year's examination are also available.
(Please note that the Hong Kong Statistical Society provides suggested solutions to many of our papers - these are available from www.hkss.org.hk/Exam/download.htm. These solutions are based on material provided by us, but we cannot be responsible for their accuracy.)
A modular version of the Higher Certificate was introduced in 2007. Specimen papers and solutions for all the modules were prepared and are available on a separate page of this website. Please follow the link.
A modular version of the Graduate Diploma was introduced in 2009. Specimen papers and solutions for all the modules were prepared and are available on a separate page of this website. Please follow the link.
A modular version of the Ordinary Certificate was introduced in 2011 to replace the former Paper I and Paper II of the Ordinary Certificate. The syllabuses for the two separate modules (Module 1 and Module 2) are virtually identical to those for the former Paper I and Paper II respectively. Therefore the past papers and solutions for Papers I and II are suitable for use in conjunction with the new Modules 1 and 2.
Please click on the links below to jump to the papers for that year.
2012
Ordinary Certificate
Ordinary Certificate Module 1
Ordinary Certificate Module 2
Higher Certificate
Module 1 (Data collection and interpretation)
Module 2 (Probability models)
Module 3 (Basic statistical methods)
Module 4 (Linear models)
Module 5 (Further probability and inference)
Module 6 (Further applications of statistics)
Module 7 (Time series and index numbers)
Module 8 (Survey sampling and estimation)
Graduate Diploma
Module 1 (Probability distributions)
Module 2 (Statistical inference)
Module 3 (Stochastic processes and time series)
Module 4 (Modelling experimental data)
Module 5 (Topics in applied statistics)
Examiners' detailed comments
2011
From 2011 onwards solutions for the examination papers are not provided.
Ordinary Certificate
Ordinary Certificate Module 1
Ordinary Certificate Module 2
Higher Certificate
Module 1 (Data collection and interpretation)
Module 2 (Probability models)
Module 3 (Basic statistical methods)
Module 4 (Linear models)
Module 5 (Further probability and inference)
Module 6 (Further applications of statistics)
Module 7 (Time series and index numbers)
Module 8 (Survey sampling and estimation)
Graduate Diploma
Module 1 (Probability distributions)
Module 2 (Statistical inference)
Module 3 (Stochastic processes and time series)
Module 4 (Modelling experimental data)
Module 5 (Topics in applied statistics)
Examiners' detailed comments
2010
Ordinary Certificate
Ordinary Certificate Paper I
Solutions
Ordinary Certificate Paper II
Solutions
Higher Certificate
Module 1 (Data collection and interpretation)
Solutions
Module 2 (Probability models)
Solutions
Module 3 (Basic statistical methods)
Solutions
Module 4 (Linear models)
Solutions
Module 5 (Further probability and inference)
Solutions
Module 6 (Further applications of statistics)
Solutions
Module 7 (Time series and index numbers)
Solutions
Module 8 (Survey sampling and estimation)
Solutions
Graduate Diploma
Module 1 (Probability distributions)
Solutions
Module 2 (Statistical inference)
Solutions
Module 3 (Stochastic processes and time series)
Solutions
Module 4 (Modelling experimental data)
Solutions
Module 5 (Topics in applied statistics)
Solutions
Examiners' detailed comments
2009
Ordinary Certificate Paper I
Solutions
Ordinary Certificate Paper II
Solutions
Higher Certificate
Module 1 (Data collection and interpretation)
Solutions
Module 2 (Probability models)
Solutions
Module 3 (Basic statistical methods)
Solutions
Module 4 (Linear models)
Solutions
Module 5 (Further probability and inference)
Solutions
Module 6 (Further applications of statistics)
Solutions
Module 7 (Time series and index numbers)
Solutions
Module 8 (Survey sampling and estimation)
Solutions
Graduate Diploma (the former non-modular version, offered for the last time in 2009)
Statistical Theory and Methods Paper I
Statistical Theory and Methods Paper II
Applied Statistics Paper I
Applied Statistics Paper II
Options Paper
Solutions for the above five papers are not provided. Attention is drawn to the modular version of the Graduate Diploma, which replaces the previous version from 2009. Question papers and solutions for 2009 for all five modules are available (see below). In addition, specimen papers and solutions for all modules are available (see above). Solutions for all papers (except the Options Paper) for the previous version of the Graduate Diploma from 2001 to 2007 inclusive are available - see above.
Modular version of Graduate Diploma
Module 1 (Probability distributions)
Solutions
Module 2 (Statistical inference)
Solutions
Module 3 (Stochastic processes and time series)
Solutions
Module 4 (Modelling experimental data)
Solutions
Module 5 (Topics in applied statistics)
Solutions
Examiners' detailed comments
2008
Ordinary Certificate Paper I
Solutions
Ordinary Certificate Paper II
Solutions
Higher Certificate (the former non-modular version, offered for the last time in 2008)
Paper I (Statistical Theory)
Paper II (Statistical Methods)
Paper III (Statistical Applications and Practice)
Solutions for the above three papers are not provided. Attention is drawn to the modular version of the Higher Certificate, which replaces the previous version. Question papers and solutions for 2008 for all eight modules are available (see below). In addition, question papers and solutions for the four modules offered in 2007 are available (see above), and specimen papers and solutions for all modules are available (see above). Solutions for all papers for the previous version of the Higher Certificate from 2001 to 2006 inclusive are available - see above.
Modular version of Higher Certificate
Module 1 (Data collection and interpretation)
Solutions
Module 2 (Probability models)
Solutions
Module 3 (Basic statistical methods)
Solutions
Module 4 (Linear models)
Solutions
Module 5 (Further probability and inference)
Solutions
Module 6 (Further applications of statistics)
Solutions
Module 7 (Time series and index numbers)
Solutions
Module 8 (Survey sampling and estimation)
Solutions
Graduate Diploma (the former non-modular version, offered for the last time in 2009)
Statistical Theory and Methods Paper I
Statistical Theory and Methods Paper II
Applied Statistics Paper I
Applied Statistics Paper II
Options Paper
Solutions for the above five papers are not provided. Attention is drawn to the modular version of the Graduate Diploma, which replaces the previous version from 2009. Specimen papers and solutions for all modules are available - see above. Solutions for all papers (except the Options Paper) for the previous version of the Graduate Diploma from 2001 to 2007 inclusive are available - see above.
Examiners' detailed comments
2007
Ordinary Certificate Paper I
Solutions
Ordinary Certificate Paper II
Solutions
Higher Certificate (the former non-modular version, offered for the last time in 2008)
Paper I (Statistical Theory)
Paper II (Statistical Methods)
Paper III (Statistical Applications and Practice)
Solutions for the above three papers are not provided. Attention is drawn to the modular version of the Higher Certificate, which replaces the previous version. Question papers and solutions for the four modules offered in 2007 are available (see below), and specimen papers and solutions for all modules are available (see above). Solutions for all papers for the previous version of the Higher Certificate from 2001 to 2006 inclusive are available - see above.
Modular version of Higher Certificate
(modules 1, 2, 7 and 8 were offered in 2007)
Module 1 (Data collection and interpretation)
Solutions
Module 2 (Probability models)
Solutions
Module 7 (Time series and index numbers)
Solutions
Module 8 (Survey sampling and estimation)
Solutions
Graduate Diploma (the former non-modular version, offered for the last time in 2009)
Statistical Theory and Methods Paper I
Solutions
Statistical Theory and Methods Paper II
Solutions
Applied Statistics Paper I
Solutions
Applied Statistics Paper II
Solutions
Options Paper
Examiners' detailed comments
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