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GCSE
STATISTICS
Higher TierPaper 1
June 2023 Time allowed: 1 hour 45 minutes
Materials
For this paper you must have:
a calculator
a copy of the Data Sheet
mathematical instruments.
Instructions
Use black ink or black ball-point pen. Draw diagrams in pencil.
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page.
Answer all questions.
You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do not write outside the box around each page or on blank pages.
If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end of this book. Write the question number against your answer(s).
Do all rough work in this book. Cross out any work you do not want to be marked.
Information
The marks for the questions are shown in brackets.
The maximum mark for this paper is 80.
You may ask for more answer paper and graph paper. These must be tagged securely to this answer booklet.
GSCE-Statistics-Pp1-June2023For Examiner’s Use
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GSCE-Statistics-Pp1-June2023 2
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Answer all questions in the spaces provided.box
1Which term best describes data that are not numerical?
Circle your answer.
[1 mark]
continuous discrete qualitative quantitati
ve
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Score
What is the value of the median score shown in this box plot? Circle your answer.
[1 mark]
28 31 40 59 3
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3Here are four distributions.
Which distribution shows negative skew? Circle your answer.
[1 mark]box
A B C D
4A and B are independent events. Circle the statement that is false.
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P(A | B) = P(A) P(A | not B) = P(not B)
P(A and B) = P(A) × P(B)P(A and not B) = P(A) × P(not B)4