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, Please check the examination details below before entering your candidate information
Candidate surname Other names
Centre Number Candidate Number
Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE
Friday 22 May 2026
Afternoon Paper
reference 8MA0/21
Mathematics
Advanced Subsidiary
PAPER 21: Statistics
You must have: Total Marks
Mathematical Formulae and Statistical Tables (Green), calculator
Candidates may use any calculator permitted by Pearson regulations. Calculators
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,
••
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.
Values from statistical tables should be quoted in full. If a calculator is used instead of
•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 30. 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.
If you change your mind about an answer, cross it out and put your new answer and any
•
working underneath. Turn over
Check your answers if you have time at the end.
P80139A
©2026 Pearson Education Ltd.
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,1. A random sample of the Daily Total Rainfall data was taken from the large data set for
Camborne in 2015.
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The days in which the Daily Total Rainfall was recorded as ‘tr’ were omitted.
The histogram below represents the remaining data.
Frequency
density
0
0 5 10 15 20 25
Daily Total Rainfall
(a) State the units for Daily Total Rainfall in the large data set.
(1)
The Daily Total Rainfall for 22 of the days in the sample was between 1.5 and 5.5
(b) Calculate an estimate for the number of days in the sample with a Daily Total
Rainfall greater than 11
(4)
When the days that were recorded as ‘tr’ were omitted, the mean of the Daily Total
Rainfall was calculated to be 4.69
It is now decided to include the days recorded as ‘tr’
(c) State
(i) a suitable value with which to replace ‘tr’
(ii) the effect this would have on the mean, giving a reason for your answer.
(2)
2
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, Question 1 continued
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(Total for Question 1 is 7 marks)
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Genuine Past Papers • Real Exam Conditions
Ace Your 2027 Mocks
Practice with the real thing — and walk in ready.
Hit your target grade.
U G
L
Get the university offer you're working for.
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M
This is a full, genuine past paper — not a summary, not a shortcut.
Sit it like the real exam, mark it honestly, and use every mistake
A
as a sign of exactly what to revise next.
EX
EXAM PLUG • 2026 Exam Papers Collection
, Why Past Papers Work
Practise under real exam conditions
Time yourself. Sit it in silence. The mocks will feel familiar— and familiar feels calm.
Learn the exact question style
Examiners repeat patterns. The more real papers you sit, the faster you'll spot what's coming.
G
Find your weak topics early
Every mark you drop here is a mark you can fix before it counts on results day.
Build real exam stamina
L
Concentration is a skill. Full papers train it — short notes don't.
U
P
AM
E X Every paper you complete
gets you one step closer to your university place.
Keep going. Future you is counting on it.
EXAM PLUG • 2026 Exam Papers Collection
, How To Use This Paper
1 Clear your space
Phone away, timer ready, exam-board formula sheet only if you're allowed one in the real thing.
2 Time it properly
Use the real exam duration. Running over the clock hides the truth about your pace.
3 Sit it in one go
G
No pausing to check notes. Treat every question like it's results day.
4 Mark it honestly
U
Use the mark scheme line by line — partial credit included. Don't round up in your favour.
L
P
5 Review, don't just check
For every mark lost, write one sentence on why. That sentence is your next revision session.
AM
E X
Struggling with a topic? Come back to this paper in a week.
Repetition is what turns 'nearly' into 'nailed it.'
EXAM PLUG • 2026 Exam Papers Collection
, 5 Quick Revision Wins
1 Little and often beats last-minute
20 focused minutes a day adds up to more than one panicked all-nighter.
2 Test yourself, don't just re-read
Past papers, flashcards, blurting — anything that makes you retrieve, not recognise.
3 Chase your weakest topic first
4 Explain it out loud
U G
It's tempting to revise what you're already good at. Don't. Go where the marks are missing.
L
If you can teach a topic to someone else in plain English, you actually know it.
P
5 Protect your sleep before the mock
A tired brain forgets more in the exam than it ever learned the night before.
AM
E X
Your target grade isn't luck. It's reps.
This paper is one more rep. Make it count.
EXAM PLUG • 2026 Exam Papers Collection
, You've Got This.
Whether you're aiming for the top grades or just want to walk into
your 2027 mocks feeling prepared, consistent practice with real
papers is the fastest way to get there.
Set a timer. Sit this paper properly. Mark it without excuses.
Then go again — that's how grades move.
TARGET GRADE. TARGET UNIVERSITY. TARGET FUTURE.
U G
P L
Good luck in your 2027 mocks — make every mark count.
— The Exam Plug Team
AM
E X
EXAM PLUG • 2026 Exam Papers Collection
, Please check the examination details below before entering your candidate information
Candidate surname Other names
Centre Number Candidate Number
Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE
Friday 22 May 2026
Afternoon Paper
reference 8MA0/21
Mathematics
Advanced Subsidiary
PAPER 21: Statistics
You must have: Total Marks
Mathematical Formulae and Statistical Tables (Green), calculator
Candidates may use any calculator permitted by Pearson regulations. Calculators
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,
••
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.
Values from statistical tables should be quoted in full. If a calculator is used instead of
•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 30. 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.
If you change your mind about an answer, cross it out and put your new answer and any
•
working underneath. Turn over
Check your answers if you have time at the end.
P80139A
©2026 Pearson Education Ltd.
P:1/1/1/1/1/1/1/
*P80139A0112*
,1. A random sample of the Daily Total Rainfall data was taken from the large data set for
Camborne in 2015.
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
The days in which the Daily Total Rainfall was recorded as ‘tr’ were omitted.
The histogram below represents the remaining data.
Frequency
density
0
0 5 10 15 20 25
Daily Total Rainfall
(a) State the units for Daily Total Rainfall in the large data set.
(1)
The Daily Total Rainfall for 22 of the days in the sample was between 1.5 and 5.5
(b) Calculate an estimate for the number of days in the sample with a Daily Total
Rainfall greater than 11
(4)
When the days that were recorded as ‘tr’ were omitted, the mean of the Daily Total
Rainfall was calculated to be 4.69
It is now decided to include the days recorded as ‘tr’
(c) State
(i) a suitable value with which to replace ‘tr’
(ii) the effect this would have on the mean, giving a reason for your answer.
(2)
2
*P80139A0212*
, Question 1 continued
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(Total for Question 1 is 7 marks)
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