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Edexcel Level 3 GCE
Friday 15 May 2026
Afternoon Paper
reference 8FM0/24
Further Mathematics
Advanced Subsidiary
Further Mathematics options
24: Further Statistics 2
(Part of options G only)
You must have:
Mathematical Formulae and Statistical Tables (Green), calculator
Total Marks
Mark Scheme (Results)
Candidates may use any calculator permitted by regulations. Calculators
Summer 2026
must not have the facility for symbolic algebra manipulation, differentiation and
integration, or 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,
Edexcel GCE
••
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 Advanced Sunsidiary Level
•
– there may be more space than you need.
You should show sufficient working to make your methods clear.
In Further Mathematics (8FM0)
•
Answers without working may not gain full credit.
Values from statistical tables should be quoted in full. If a calculator is used instead of
Paper 24 Further Statistics 2
•Information
tables the value should be given to an equivalent degree of accuracy.
Inexact answers should be given to three significant figures unless otherwise stated.
•• A booklet ‘Mathematical Formulae and Statistical Tables’ is provided.
•
The total mark for this part of the examination is 40. There are 4 questions.
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. Turn over
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,1. Jack believes that there is a relationship between the popularity of national parks in the
Edexcel and BTEC Qualifications
UK and the average money spent by visitors at the national parks.
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The data below shows the average number of visitors per day (x, thousands) and the
average amount spent per day (y, £ million) for a sample of 10 national parks. Edexcel and BTEC qualifications are awarded by the UK’s
largest awarding body. We provide a wide rang ications
National park A B C D E F G H I J including academic, vocational, occupational and specific
programmes for emplo fo
x 6 5 qualifications websites at or .
Alternatively, you c
y 0.9 3.1 1.7 0.4 1.1 1.6 1.5 0.3 0.2 0.5 contact us page at
(a) Calculate Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient between x and y
(4)
(b) Use a suitable two-tailed test to determine whether or not there is sufficient evidence
to support Jack’s belief.
You should use a 5% level of significance, stating your hypotheses and critical helping people progress, everywhere
value clearly.
(3)
_____________________________________________________________________________________ aspires to be the world’s leading learning company. Our aim is to
_____________________________________________________________________________________
help everyone progress in their lives through education. We believe in every
_____________________________________________________________________________________
kind of learning, for all kinds of people, wherever they are in the world.
_____________________________________________________________________________________
We’ve been involved in education for over 150 years, and by working across
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________ 70 countries, in 100 languages, we have built an international reputation for
_____________________________________________________________________________________ our commitment to high standards and raising achievement through
_____________________________________________________________________________________ innovation in education. Find out more about how we can help you and your
_____________________________________________________________________________________ students at:
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________ Summer 2026
_____________________________________________________________________________________ Question Paper Log Number P79983A
_____________________________________________________________________________________ Publications Code 8FM0_24_MS_2606
_____________________________________________________________________________________ All the material in this publication is
_____________________________________________________________________________________ Education Ltd 2026
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
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, Question 1 continued General Marking Guidance
_____________________________________________________________________________________
These notes offer general guidance, but the specific notes for examiners
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appertaining to individual questions take precedence.
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________ 1 All candidates must receive the same treatment. Examiners must
_____________________________________________________________________________________ mark the last candidate in exactly the same way as they mark the first.
_____________________________________________________________________________________ Where some judgement is required, mark schemes will provide the
_____________________________________________________________________________________ principles by which marks will be awarded; exemplification/indicative
_____________________________________________________________________________________ content will not be exhaustive. When examiners are in doubt
regarding the application of the mark scheme to a candidate’s
_____________________________________________________________________________________ response, the response should be sent to review.
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________ 2 All the marks on the mark scheme are designed to be awarded; mark
schemes should be applied positively. Examiners should also be
_____________________________________________________________________________________ prepared to award zero marks if the candidate’s response is not
_____________________________________________________________________________________ worthy of credit according to the mark scheme. If there is a wrong
_____________________________________________________________________________________ answer (or no answer) indicated on the answer line always check the
working in the body of the script (and on any diagrams), and award
_____________________________________________________________________________________ any marks appropriate from the mark scheme.
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________ Questions where working is not required: In general, the correct
answer should be given full marks.
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Questions that specifically require working: In general, candidates
_____________________________________________________________________________________ who do not show working on this type of question will get no marks –
_____________________________________________________________________________________ full details will be given in the mark scheme for each individual
question.
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________ 3 Crossed out work
_____________________________________________________________________________________ This should be marked unless the candidate has replaced it with an
_____________________________________________________________________________________ alternative response.
_____________________________________________________________________________________ 4 Choice of method
_____________________________________________________________________________________ If there is a choice of methods shown, mark the method that leads to
_____________________________________________________________________________________ the answer given on the answer line.
_____________________________________________________________________________________ If no answer appears on the answer line then mark both methods as
_____________________________________________________________________________________ far as they are identical and award these marks.
_____________________________________________________________________________________
5 Incorrect method
_____________________________________________________________________________________
If it is clear from the working that the “correct” answer has been
_____________________________________________________________________________________ obtained from incorrect working, award 0 marks.
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
(Total for Question 1 is 7 marks)
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Candidate surname Other names
Centre Number Candidate Number
Edexcel Level 3 GCE
Friday 15 May 2026
Afternoon Paper
reference 8FM0/24
Further Mathematics
Advanced Subsidiary
Further Mathematics options
24: Further Statistics 2
(Part of options G only)
You must have:
Mathematical Formulae and Statistical Tables (Green), calculator
Total Marks
Mark Scheme (Results)
Candidates may use any calculator permitted by regulations. Calculators
Summer 2026
must not have the facility for symbolic algebra manipulation, differentiation and
integration, or 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,
Edexcel GCE
••
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 Advanced Sunsidiary Level
•
– there may be more space than you need.
You should show sufficient working to make your methods clear.
In Further Mathematics (8FM0)
•
Answers without working may not gain full credit.
Values from statistical tables should be quoted in full. If a calculator is used instead of
Paper 24 Further Statistics 2
•Information
tables the value should be given to an equivalent degree of accuracy.
Inexact answers should be given to three significant figures unless otherwise stated.
•• A booklet ‘Mathematical Formulae and Statistical Tables’ is provided.
•
The total mark for this part of the examination is 40. There are 4 questions.
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. Turn over
P79983A
P:1/1/1/
Education Ltd. *P79983A0116* for more:
for more:
,1. Jack believes that there is a relationship between the popularity of national parks in the
Edexcel and BTEC Qualifications
UK and the average money spent by visitors at the national parks.
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
The data below shows the average number of visitors per day (x, thousands) and the
average amount spent per day (y, £ million) for a sample of 10 national parks. Edexcel and BTEC qualifications are awarded by the UK’s
largest awarding body. We provide a wide rang ications
National park A B C D E F G H I J including academic, vocational, occupational and specific
programmes for emplo fo
x 6 5 qualifications websites at or .
Alternatively, you c
y 0.9 3.1 1.7 0.4 1.1 1.6 1.5 0.3 0.2 0.5 contact us page at
(a) Calculate Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient between x and y
(4)
(b) Use a suitable two-tailed test to determine whether or not there is sufficient evidence
to support Jack’s belief.
You should use a 5% level of significance, stating your hypotheses and critical helping people progress, everywhere
value clearly.
(3)
_____________________________________________________________________________________ aspires to be the world’s leading learning company. Our aim is to
_____________________________________________________________________________________
help everyone progress in their lives through education. We believe in every
_____________________________________________________________________________________
kind of learning, for all kinds of people, wherever they are in the world.
_____________________________________________________________________________________
We’ve been involved in education for over 150 years, and by working across
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________ 70 countries, in 100 languages, we have built an international reputation for
_____________________________________________________________________________________ our commitment to high standards and raising achievement through
_____________________________________________________________________________________ innovation in education. Find out more about how we can help you and your
_____________________________________________________________________________________ students at:
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________ Summer 2026
_____________________________________________________________________________________ Question Paper Log Number P79983A
_____________________________________________________________________________________ Publications Code 8FM0_24_MS_2606
_____________________________________________________________________________________ All the material in this publication is
_____________________________________________________________________________________ Education Ltd 2026
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
for more:
2
for more:
*P79983A0216*
, Question 1 continued General Marking Guidance
_____________________________________________________________________________________
These notes offer general guidance, but the specific notes for examiners
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DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
_____________________________________________________________________________________
appertaining to individual questions take precedence.
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________ 1 All candidates must receive the same treatment. Examiners must
_____________________________________________________________________________________ mark the last candidate in exactly the same way as they mark the first.
_____________________________________________________________________________________ Where some judgement is required, mark schemes will provide the
_____________________________________________________________________________________ principles by which marks will be awarded; exemplification/indicative
_____________________________________________________________________________________ content will not be exhaustive. When examiners are in doubt
regarding the application of the mark scheme to a candidate’s
_____________________________________________________________________________________ response, the response should be sent to review.
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________ 2 All the marks on the mark scheme are designed to be awarded; mark
schemes should be applied positively. Examiners should also be
_____________________________________________________________________________________ prepared to award zero marks if the candidate’s response is not
_____________________________________________________________________________________ worthy of credit according to the mark scheme. If there is a wrong
_____________________________________________________________________________________ answer (or no answer) indicated on the answer line always check the
working in the body of the script (and on any diagrams), and award
_____________________________________________________________________________________ any marks appropriate from the mark scheme.
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________ Questions where working is not required: In general, the correct
answer should be given full marks.
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Questions that specifically require working: In general, candidates
_____________________________________________________________________________________ who do not show working on this type of question will get no marks –
_____________________________________________________________________________________ full details will be given in the mark scheme for each individual
question.
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________ 3 Crossed out work
_____________________________________________________________________________________ This should be marked unless the candidate has replaced it with an
_____________________________________________________________________________________ alternative response.
_____________________________________________________________________________________ 4 Choice of method
_____________________________________________________________________________________ If there is a choice of methods shown, mark the method that leads to
_____________________________________________________________________________________ the answer given on the answer line.
_____________________________________________________________________________________ If no answer appears on the answer line then mark both methods as
_____________________________________________________________________________________ far as they are identical and award these marks.
_____________________________________________________________________________________
5 Incorrect method
_____________________________________________________________________________________
If it is clear from the working that the “correct” answer has been
_____________________________________________________________________________________ obtained from incorrect working, award 0 marks.
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
(Total for Question 1 is 7 marks)
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