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June 2025 Pearson Edexcel: GCSE (9–1)
Centre Number Candidate Number Statistics ISTO/IF – Paper 1 – Foundation
Tier – Merged Question Paper & Mark
Scheme
Paper
Statistics
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PAPER 1
Foundation Tier
Marks
Ruler graduated in centimetres and millimetres, protractor,
pair of compasses, pen, HB pencil, eraser, scientific calculator.
Instructions
•• Use black ink or ball‑point pen.
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name,
centre number and candidate number.
•• Answer all questions.
Answer the questions in the spaces provided
– there may be more space than you need.
• Scientific calculators may be used.
• You must show all your working out with your answer clearly identified
at the end of your solution.
Information
•• 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.
• Check answer
Try to every question.
• your answers if you have time at the end.
Turn over
P76384A
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, Answer ALL the questions.
Write your answers in the spaces provided.
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
You must write down all the stages in your working.
1 Chiara spins a fair 8‑sided spinner.
6 1 2
6 2
4 4 3
(a) Circle the word from the list that best describes the likelihood that the spinner lands
on a 5
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
certain evens likely impossible unlikely
(1)
(b) On the probability scale, mark with a cross (×) the probability that the spinner lands
on a 4
0 1 1
2
(1)
(c) On the probability scale, mark with a cross (×) the probability that the spinner lands
on an even number.
0 1 1
2 DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
(1)
(d) Write down the probability that the spinner lands on a 3
......................................................
(1)
Chiara spins the spinner a total of 80 times.
(e) Work out the expected number of times the spinner will land on a 3
......................................................
(1)
(Total for Question 1 is 5 marks)
2
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, 2 David collected data about 34 players on the 2022–2023 Manchester United Premier
League football team.
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Each player has a playing position identified as goalkeeper or defender or midfielder
or forward.
The bar chart shows information about the playing positions of these players.
14
12
10
8
Frequency
6
4
2
0
goalkeeper defender midfielder forward
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Playing position
(Source: www.premierleague.com)
(a) Circle the two statistical diagrams from the list that would also be appropriate to
display this data.
time series pictogram pie chart population pyramid
(1)
(b) Which playing position has the greatest number of players?
.......................... ........................................................
(1)
(c) Which playing position has twice as many players as the goalkeeper position?
..................................................................................
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(1)
David concludes that there are more defenders than midfielders who play for Premier
League football teams.
(d) Give one limitation of David’s conclusion.
............................................................................................................................. .....................................................................................................................
.................................................................................................................................. ................................................................................................................
(1)
(Total for Question 2 is 4 marks)
3
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, 3 Johan sells tickets for a walking tour, a boat tour and a bus tour.
The pictogram shows the number of people who chose each type of tour one Saturday
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
morning in June.
Type of tour Number of people
Walking
Key:
represents 4 people
Boat
Bus
(a) Write down the modal type of tour.
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..................................................................................
(1)
(b) How many more people chose the boat tour than the bus tour on this morning?
..................................................................................
(1)
Johan thinks that the number of people choosing each type of tour will change in July
compared to June.
He wants to investigate the number of people choosing each type of tour.
(c) Write down a hypothesis that he could use for this investigation.
............................................................................................................................. .....................................................................................................................
.................................................................................................................................. ................................................................................................................
(1) DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
(d) Suggest two things that Johan should do when collecting his data to ensure that he
can compare his results for July with the results for June.
............................................................................................ ............................................................................................................................. .........................
................................................................................................. ............................................................................................................................. ....................
............................................................................................................................. .....................................................................................................................
.................................................................................................................................. ................................................................................................................
(2)
(Total for Question 3 is 5 marks)
4
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June 2025 Pearson Edexcel: GCSE (9–1)
Centre Number Candidate Number Statistics ISTO/IF – Paper 1 – Foundation
Tier – Merged Question Paper & Mark
Scheme
Paper
Statistics
🟐 🟐
PAPER 1
Foundation Tier
Marks
Ruler graduated in centimetres and millimetres, protractor,
pair of compasses, pen, HB pencil, eraser, scientific calculator.
Instructions
•• Use black ink or ball‑point pen.
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name,
centre number and candidate number.
•• Answer all questions.
Answer the questions in the spaces provided
– there may be more space than you need.
• Scientific calculators may be used.
• You must show all your working out with your answer clearly identified
at the end of your solution.
Information
•• 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.
• Check answer
Try to every question.
• your answers if you have time at the end.
Turn over
P76384A
©2025 Pearson Education Ltd.
Y:1/1/1/1/1/1/
, Answer ALL the questions.
Write your answers in the spaces provided.
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
You must write down all the stages in your working.
1 Chiara spins a fair 8‑sided spinner.
6 1 2
6 2
4 4 3
(a) Circle the word from the list that best describes the likelihood that the spinner lands
on a 5
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
certain evens likely impossible unlikely
(1)
(b) On the probability scale, mark with a cross (×) the probability that the spinner lands
on a 4
0 1 1
2
(1)
(c) On the probability scale, mark with a cross (×) the probability that the spinner lands
on an even number.
0 1 1
2 DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
(1)
(d) Write down the probability that the spinner lands on a 3
......................................................
(1)
Chiara spins the spinner a total of 80 times.
(e) Work out the expected number of times the spinner will land on a 3
......................................................
(1)
(Total for Question 1 is 5 marks)
2
■■■■
, 2 David collected data about 34 players on the 2022–2023 Manchester United Premier
League football team.
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
Each player has a playing position identified as goalkeeper or defender or midfielder
or forward.
The bar chart shows information about the playing positions of these players.
14
12
10
8
Frequency
6
4
2
0
goalkeeper defender midfielder forward
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
Playing position
(Source: www.premierleague.com)
(a) Circle the two statistical diagrams from the list that would also be appropriate to
display this data.
time series pictogram pie chart population pyramid
(1)
(b) Which playing position has the greatest number of players?
.......................... ........................................................
(1)
(c) Which playing position has twice as many players as the goalkeeper position?
..................................................................................
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
(1)
David concludes that there are more defenders than midfielders who play for Premier
League football teams.
(d) Give one limitation of David’s conclusion.
............................................................................................................................. .....................................................................................................................
.................................................................................................................................. ................................................................................................................
(1)
(Total for Question 2 is 4 marks)
3
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, 3 Johan sells tickets for a walking tour, a boat tour and a bus tour.
The pictogram shows the number of people who chose each type of tour one Saturday
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
morning in June.
Type of tour Number of people
Walking
Key:
represents 4 people
Boat
Bus
(a) Write down the modal type of tour.
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
..................................................................................
(1)
(b) How many more people chose the boat tour than the bus tour on this morning?
..................................................................................
(1)
Johan thinks that the number of people choosing each type of tour will change in July
compared to June.
He wants to investigate the number of people choosing each type of tour.
(c) Write down a hypothesis that he could use for this investigation.
............................................................................................................................. .....................................................................................................................
.................................................................................................................................. ................................................................................................................
(1) DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
(d) Suggest two things that Johan should do when collecting his data to ensure that he
can compare his results for July with the results for June.
............................................................................................ ............................................................................................................................. .........................
................................................................................................. ............................................................................................................................. ....................
............................................................................................................................. .....................................................................................................................
.................................................................................................................................. ................................................................................................................
(2)
(Total for Question 3 is 5 marks)
4
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