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Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE
Thursday 4 June 2026
Afternoon (Time: 2 hours) Paper
reference 9ST0/01
Statistics
Advanced
PAPER 1: Data and Probability
You must have: Total Marks
Statistical formulae and tables booklet
Calculator
Candidates may use any calculator allowed by Pearson regulations.
Calculators must not have retrievable mathematical formulae stored in them.
Instructions
•• Use black ink or ball-point pen.
•
If pencil is used for diagrams/sketches/graphs it must be dark (HB or B).
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name, centre number
••
and candidate number.
Answer all questions and ensure that your answers to parts of questions are clearly labelled.
Answer the questions in the spaces provided
•
– there may be more space than you need.
You should show sufficient working to make your methods clear.
••
Answers without working may not gain full credit.
Unless otherwise stated, inexact answers should be given to three significant figures.
Unless otherwise stated, statistical tests should be carried out at the 5% significance level.
Information
•• A booklet ‘Statistical formulae and tables’ is provided.
•
There are 6 questions in this question paper. The total mark for this paper is 80.
The marks for each question are shown in brackets
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.
Advice
•• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
••
Try to answer every question.
Check your answers if you have time at the end.
If you change your mind about an answer, cross it out and put your new answer
and any working underneath.
Turn over
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, Answer ALL questions. Write your answers in the spaces provided.
1 In a card game there is a deck of 108 cards. There are 8 black cards. The remaining
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cards are divided equally between 4 colours: red, blue, green and yellow.
Some of the cards have features that make them special. All the black cards and 6 of
each of the other coloured cards are special.
[Source: https://www.unorules.org/]
(a) Complete the Venn diagram below representing the numbers of cards in the deck
which are either red (R) or special (S).
(3)
E
R S
A single card is selected from the deck of cards.
(b) Find the probability the card is:
(i) a special card,
(1)
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(ii) neither a red nor a special card,
(1)
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2
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(iii) a red card given that it is not special.
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(2)
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(c) Show that R and S are not statistically independent.
You should give a numerical justification for your answer.
(2)
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3 cards are selected at random from the deck of cards, without replacement.
(d) Find the probability that exactly 2 of them are red.
(2)
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3
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Candidate surname Other names
Centre Number Candidate Number
Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE
Thursday 4 June 2026
Afternoon (Time: 2 hours) Paper
reference 9ST0/01
Statistics
Advanced
PAPER 1: Data and Probability
You must have: Total Marks
Statistical formulae and tables booklet
Calculator
Candidates may use any calculator allowed by Pearson regulations.
Calculators must not have retrievable mathematical formulae stored in them.
Instructions
•• Use black ink or ball-point pen.
•
If pencil is used for diagrams/sketches/graphs it must be dark (HB or B).
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name, centre number
••
and candidate number.
Answer all questions and ensure that your answers to parts of questions are clearly labelled.
Answer the questions in the spaces provided
•
– there may be more space than you need.
You should show sufficient working to make your methods clear.
••
Answers without working may not gain full credit.
Unless otherwise stated, inexact answers should be given to three significant figures.
Unless otherwise stated, statistical tests should be carried out at the 5% significance level.
Information
•• A booklet ‘Statistical formulae and tables’ is provided.
•
There are 6 questions in this question paper. The total mark for this paper is 80.
The marks for each question are shown in brackets
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.
Advice
•• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
••
Try to answer every question.
Check your answers if you have time at the end.
If you change your mind about an answer, cross it out and put your new answer
and any working underneath.
Turn over
P79561A
©2026 Pearson Education Ltd.
P:1/1/1/1/1/1/
*P79561A0124*
, Answer ALL questions. Write your answers in the spaces provided.
1 In a card game there is a deck of 108 cards. There are 8 black cards. The remaining
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
cards are divided equally between 4 colours: red, blue, green and yellow.
Some of the cards have features that make them special. All the black cards and 6 of
each of the other coloured cards are special.
[Source: https://www.unorules.org/]
(a) Complete the Venn diagram below representing the numbers of cards in the deck
which are either red (R) or special (S).
(3)
E
R S
A single card is selected from the deck of cards.
(b) Find the probability the card is:
(i) a special card,
(1)
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
(ii) neither a red nor a special card,
(1)
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
2
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(iii) a red card given that it is not special.
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(2)
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
(c) Show that R and S are not statistically independent.
You should give a numerical justification for your answer.
(2)
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
3 cards are selected at random from the deck of cards, without replacement.
(d) Find the probability that exactly 2 of them are red.
(2)
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
3
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