GCSE
STATISTICS
8382/2F
Foundation Tier Paper 2
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Mark scheme
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June 2020
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Version:R1.0RFinal
*206G8382/2F/MS*
, MARK SCHEME – GCSE STATISTICS – 8382/2F – JUNE 2020
MarkRschemesRareRpreparedRbyRtheRLeadRAssessmentRWriterRandRconsidered,RtogetherRwithRtheRreleva
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mRinRthisRexamination.RTheRstandardisationRprocessRensuresRthatRtheRmarkRschemeRcoversRtheRstudents
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RtheseRtoRtheRLeadRExaminer.
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dRexpandedRonRtheRbasisRofRstudents’RreactionsRtoRaRparticularRpaper.RAssumptionsRaboutRfutureRmarkR
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CopyrightR©R2020RAQARandRitsRlicensors.RAllRrightsRreserved.
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Level of response marking instructions
R R R R
LevelRofRresponseRmarkRschemesRareRbrokenRdownRintoRlevels,ReachRofRwhichRhasRaRdescriptor.RTheRdesc
riptorRforRtheRlevelRshowsRtheRaverageRperformanceRforRtheRlevel.RThereRareRmarksRinReachRlevel.
BeforeRyouRapplyRtheRmarkRschemeRtoRaRstudent’sRanswerRreadRthroughRtheRanswerRandRannotateRitR(
asRinstructed)RtoRshowRtheRqualitiesRthatRareRbeingRlookedRfor.RYouRcanRthenRapplyRtheRmarkRscheme.
Step 1 Determine a level
R R R R
StartRatRtheRlowestRlevelRofRtheRmarkRschemeRandRuseRitRasRaRladderRtoRseeRwhetherRtheRanswerRmeetsRth
eRdescriptorRforRthatRlevel.RTheRdescriptorRforRtheRlevelRindicatesRtheRdifferentRqualitiesRthatRmightRbeRseen
theRstudent’sRanswerRforRthatRlevel.RIfRitRmeetsRtheRlowestRlevelRthenRgoRtoRtheRnextRoneRandRdecideRifRit
RinR
RmeetsRthisRlevel,RandRsoRon,RuntilRyouRhaveRaRmatchRbetweenRtheRlevelRdescriptorRandRtheRanswer.RWithR
practiceRandRfamiliarityRyouRwillRfindRthatRforRbetterRanswersRyouRwillRbeRableRtoRquicklyRskipRthroughRtheRl
owerRlevelsRofRtheRmarkRscheme.
WhenRassigningRaRlevelRyouRshouldRlookRatRtheRoverallRqualityRofRtheRanswerRandRnotRlookRtoRpickRholesRi
nRsmallRandRspecificRpartsRofRtheRanswerRwhereRtheRstudentRhasRnotRperformedRquiteRasRwellRasRtheRrest.R
IfRtheRanswerRcoversRdifferentRaspectsRofRdifferentRlevelsRofRtheRmarkRschemeRyouRshouldRuseRaRbestRfitRa
pproachRforRdefiningRtheRlevelRandRthenRuseRtheRvariabilityRofRtheRresponseRtoRhelpRdecideRtheRmarkRwithi
nRtheRlevel,RieRifRtheRresponseRisRpredominantlyRlevelR3RwithRaRsmallRamountRofRlevelR4RmaterialRitRwouldRb
eRplacedRinRlevelR3RbutRbeRawardedRaRmarkRnearRtheRtopRofRtheRlevelRbecauseRofRtheRlevelR4Rcontent.
Step 2 Determine a mark
R R R R
OnceRyouRhaveRassignedRaRlevelRyouRneedRtoRdecideRonRtheRmark.RTheRdescriptorsRonRhowRtoRallocateRm
arksRcanRhelpRwithRthis.RTheRexemplarRmaterialsRusedRduringRstandardisationRwillRhelp.RThereRwillRbeRanRa
nswerRinRtheRstandardisingRmaterialsRwhichRwillRcorrespondRwithReachRlevelRofRtheRmarkRscheme.RThisRan
swerRwillRhaveRbeenRawardedRaRmarkRbyRtheRLeadRExaminer.RYouRcanRcompareRtheRstudent’sRanswerRwit
hRtheRexampleRtoRdetermineRifRitRisRtheRsameRstandard,RbetterRorRworseRthanRtheRexample.RYouRcanRthenRu
seRthisRtoRallocateRaRmarkRforRtheRanswerRbasedRonRtheRLeadRExaminer’sRmarkRonRtheRexample.
YouRmayRwellRneedRtoRreadRbackRthroughRtheRanswerRasRyouRapplyRtheRmarkRschemeRtoRclarifyRpointsRa
ndRassureRyourselfRthatRtheRlevelRandRtheRmarkRareRappropriate.
IndicativeRcontentRinRtheRmarkRschemeRisRprovidedRasRaRguideRforRexaminers.RItRisRnotRintendedRtoRbeRexha
ustiveRandRyouRmustRcreditRotherRvalidRpoints.RStudentsRdoRnotRhaveRtoRcoverRallRofRtheRpointsRmentionedRi
nRtheRIndicativeRcontentRtoRreachRtheRhighestRlevelRofRtheRmarkRscheme.
AnRanswerRwhichRcontainsRnothingRofRrelevanceRtoRtheRquestionRmustRbeRawardedRnoRmarks.
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STATISTICS
8382/2F
Foundation Tier Paper 2
R R R
Mark scheme
R
June 2020
R
Version:R1.0RFinal
*206G8382/2F/MS*
, MARK SCHEME – GCSE STATISTICS – 8382/2F – JUNE 2020
MarkRschemesRareRpreparedRbyRtheRLeadRAssessmentRWriterRandRconsidered,RtogetherRwithRtheRreleva
ntRquestions,RbyRaRpanelRofRsubjectRteachers.RThisRmarkRschemeRincludesRanyRamendmentsRmadeRatRth
eRstandardisationReventsRwhichRallRassociatesRparticipateRinRandRisRtheRschemeRwhichRwasRusedRbyRthe
mRinRthisRexamination.RTheRstandardisationRprocessRensuresRthatRtheRmarkRschemeRcoversRtheRstudents
’RresponsesRtoRquestionsRandRthatReveryRassociateRunderstandsRandRappliesRitRinRtheRsameRcorrectRway.
AsRpreparationRforRstandardisationReachRassociateRanalysesRaRnumberRofRstudents’Rscripts.RAlternativeRans
wersRnotRalreadyRcoveredRbyRtheRmarkRschemeRareRdiscussedRandRlegislatedRfor.RIf,RafterRtheRstandardisati
onRprocess,RassociatesRencounterRunusualRanswersRwhichRhaveRnotRbeenRraisedRtheyRareRrequiredRtoRrefer
RtheseRtoRtheRLeadRExaminer.
ItRmustRbeRstressedRthatRaRmarkRschemeRisRaRworkingRdocument,RinRmanyRcasesRfurtherRdevelopedRan
dRexpandedRonRtheRbasisRofRstudents’RreactionsRtoRaRparticularRpaper.RAssumptionsRaboutRfutureRmarkR
schemesRonRtheRbasisRofRoneRyear’sRdocumentRshouldRbeRavoided;RwhilstRtheRguidingRprinciplesRofRass
essmentRremainRconstant,RdetailsRwillRchange,RdependingRonRtheRcontentRofRaRparticularRexaminationRp
aper.
FurtherRcopiesRofRthisRmarkRschemeRareRavailableRfromRaqa.org.uk
CopyrightRinformation
AQARretainsRtheRcopyrightRonRallRitsRpublications.RHowever,RregisteredRschools/collegesRforRAQARareRpermittedRtoRcopyRmaterialRfromRthisRbookletRforRth
eirRownRinternalRuse,RwithRtheRfollowingRimportantRexception:RAQARcannotRgiveRpermissionRtoRschools/collegesRtoRphotocopyRanyRmaterialRthatRisRacknowl
edgedRtoRaRthirdRpartyRevenRforRinternalRuseRwithinRtheRcentre.
CopyrightR©R2020RAQARandRitsRlicensors.RAllRrightsRreserved.
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, MARK SCHEME –GCSE STATISTICS – 8382/2F – JUNE 2020
Level of response marking instructions
R R R R
LevelRofRresponseRmarkRschemesRareRbrokenRdownRintoRlevels,ReachRofRwhichRhasRaRdescriptor.RTheRdesc
riptorRforRtheRlevelRshowsRtheRaverageRperformanceRforRtheRlevel.RThereRareRmarksRinReachRlevel.
BeforeRyouRapplyRtheRmarkRschemeRtoRaRstudent’sRanswerRreadRthroughRtheRanswerRandRannotateRitR(
asRinstructed)RtoRshowRtheRqualitiesRthatRareRbeingRlookedRfor.RYouRcanRthenRapplyRtheRmarkRscheme.
Step 1 Determine a level
R R R R
StartRatRtheRlowestRlevelRofRtheRmarkRschemeRandRuseRitRasRaRladderRtoRseeRwhetherRtheRanswerRmeetsRth
eRdescriptorRforRthatRlevel.RTheRdescriptorRforRtheRlevelRindicatesRtheRdifferentRqualitiesRthatRmightRbeRseen
theRstudent’sRanswerRforRthatRlevel.RIfRitRmeetsRtheRlowestRlevelRthenRgoRtoRtheRnextRoneRandRdecideRifRit
RinR
RmeetsRthisRlevel,RandRsoRon,RuntilRyouRhaveRaRmatchRbetweenRtheRlevelRdescriptorRandRtheRanswer.RWithR
practiceRandRfamiliarityRyouRwillRfindRthatRforRbetterRanswersRyouRwillRbeRableRtoRquicklyRskipRthroughRtheRl
owerRlevelsRofRtheRmarkRscheme.
WhenRassigningRaRlevelRyouRshouldRlookRatRtheRoverallRqualityRofRtheRanswerRandRnotRlookRtoRpickRholesRi
nRsmallRandRspecificRpartsRofRtheRanswerRwhereRtheRstudentRhasRnotRperformedRquiteRasRwellRasRtheRrest.R
IfRtheRanswerRcoversRdifferentRaspectsRofRdifferentRlevelsRofRtheRmarkRschemeRyouRshouldRuseRaRbestRfitRa
pproachRforRdefiningRtheRlevelRandRthenRuseRtheRvariabilityRofRtheRresponseRtoRhelpRdecideRtheRmarkRwithi
nRtheRlevel,RieRifRtheRresponseRisRpredominantlyRlevelR3RwithRaRsmallRamountRofRlevelR4RmaterialRitRwouldRb
eRplacedRinRlevelR3RbutRbeRawardedRaRmarkRnearRtheRtopRofRtheRlevelRbecauseRofRtheRlevelR4Rcontent.
Step 2 Determine a mark
R R R R
OnceRyouRhaveRassignedRaRlevelRyouRneedRtoRdecideRonRtheRmark.RTheRdescriptorsRonRhowRtoRallocateRm
arksRcanRhelpRwithRthis.RTheRexemplarRmaterialsRusedRduringRstandardisationRwillRhelp.RThereRwillRbeRanRa
nswerRinRtheRstandardisingRmaterialsRwhichRwillRcorrespondRwithReachRlevelRofRtheRmarkRscheme.RThisRan
swerRwillRhaveRbeenRawardedRaRmarkRbyRtheRLeadRExaminer.RYouRcanRcompareRtheRstudent’sRanswerRwit
hRtheRexampleRtoRdetermineRifRitRisRtheRsameRstandard,RbetterRorRworseRthanRtheRexample.RYouRcanRthenRu
seRthisRtoRallocateRaRmarkRforRtheRanswerRbasedRonRtheRLeadRExaminer’sRmarkRonRtheRexample.
YouRmayRwellRneedRtoRreadRbackRthroughRtheRanswerRasRyouRapplyRtheRmarkRschemeRtoRclarifyRpointsRa
ndRassureRyourselfRthatRtheRlevelRandRtheRmarkRareRappropriate.
IndicativeRcontentRinRtheRmarkRschemeRisRprovidedRasRaRguideRforRexaminers.RItRisRnotRintendedRtoRbeRexha
ustiveRandRyouRmustRcreditRotherRvalidRpoints.RStudentsRdoRnotRhaveRtoRcoverRallRofRtheRpointsRmentionedRi
nRtheRIndicativeRcontentRtoRreachRtheRhighestRlevelRofRtheRmarkRscheme.
AnRanswerRwhichRcontainsRnothingRofRrelevanceRtoRtheRquestionRmustRbeRawardedRnoRmarks.
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