Forced to take Statistics: HELP!?

hiya,
ive got a small problem at school. we took our terminal maths paper in january and therefore completed the full maths gcse course in january (i think the school does this so that anyone who fails can re-sit in the summer).
anyway, i got an a* after literally locking myself in my room, every day, for about six weeks and constantly revising (i only got a b in the mocks so i was really pleased).
in september the head of maths told me that anyone who passes has the option of studying statistics following the maths results and getting a second maths gcse. i told him then that i would not do statistics and he was fine with it.
then i got the a* in march and he told me that i HAD to take statistics and i have no choice!? i know it sounds stupid but i really struggle with maths and to get an a* i had to work myself to death; it sounds like im lying but im not someone who just understands maths!
so i told him that i didnt want to do statistics, and told him how hard i had to work to get the a* but he just did not listen. "because i got an a* i must be a whizz at maths" but im really not. everybody else who took statistics had the choice but yet i didnt?
is he allowed to force me to do statistics? - especially after he told me that it was only optional?
any feedback would be appreciated, thank you

You and me sir, you and me (except I got a B lol). I have mountains of coursework and I just cant complete them due to other school work. It's not fair, they pressure me so much!

The coursework is annoying, I have to collect 140 data about second hand cars which compliment my 3 hypothesis' and it's just exasperating! But on the bright side, the actual exam paper appears to be easier than GCSE Maths because it requires more common sense and written answers as opposed to more formulaic questions which is a good thing. For me anyway.

I agree. The paper is fine, the coursework is stressful. Like you, I had to collect data of 100 new cars for my 3 hypotheses. I've sort of got it all sorted now, just need my teacher to supervise for a couple of hours while I type up the plan. Gotta be in by May though, and I havent even started! How's yours going?

Haha I meant 120 (I was a bit sleepy lol). You're lucky that you've at least started to sort yours out. I've tried and tried but I'm just not motivated. I've at least done the controlled assessment but I know for sure that it wasn't good enough because I literally made up the plan and hypothesis' on the spot lol and I don't think we're allowed to tweak it.

I've probably got my self in deep waters because the data and the evaluation was due on Friday, but I didn't go school and I have no clue what the consequences are, thank goodness that I have to do this project thing for the whole of tomorrow, so I'll I get to avoid the maths department.


Argh my Stats life is a mess and the only thing that can save me is the actual exam! I think I better start doing the data now. Which car company thing do you use to collect your data?

I just used whatcar.com. It had a list of around 440 new cars and I took a systematic sample from these. (I had to cheat it a bit, kept getting data that wasn't fitting my criteria )
It is so stressful though. If it wasn't a controlled assessment, I'd have loads done by now. What are your hypotheses about? Mine are all to do with CO2 emissions.

The test should be easier though I only took statistics in the hope it'd be an 'extra' A*. I can't let myself down now!