PMT
Please check the examination details below before entering your candidate information
Candidate surname Other names
Centre Number Candidate Number
Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE
Thursday 23 May 2024
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 allowed 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 5 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.
Check your answers if you have time at the end.
Turn over
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1. A coach recorded the heights of some adult rugby players and found the following
summary statistics.
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Median = 1.85 m
Range = 0.28 m
Interquartile range = 0.11 m
The coach also noticed that
• the height of the shortest player is 1.72 m
• 25% of the players’ heights are below the height of a player whose
height is 1.81 m
Draw a box and whisker plot to represent this information on the grid below.
(4)
1.60 1.70 1.80 1.90 2.00 2.10
Height (metres)
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Question 1 continued
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Only use this grid if you need to redraw your box and whisker plot.
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Height (metres)
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2. Keith is studying the variable Daily Mean Wind Direction, in degrees, from the large
data set.
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Keith summarised the data for Camborne from 1987 into 4 directions A, B, C and D
representing North, South, East and West in some order.
Direction A B C D
Frequency 22 48 56 58
(a) Using your knowledge of the large data set state, giving a reason, which direction
A represents.
(1)
The entry for Hurn on 27th September 1987 was 999
(b) State, giving a reason, what Keith should do with this value.
(2)
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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
Thursday 23 May 2024
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 allowed 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 5 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.
Check your answers if you have time at the end.
Turn over
P75680A
©2024 Pearson Education Ltd.
F:1/1/1/
*P75680A0116*
, PMT
1. A coach recorded the heights of some adult rugby players and found the following
summary statistics.
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
Median = 1.85 m
Range = 0.28 m
Interquartile range = 0.11 m
The coach also noticed that
• the height of the shortest player is 1.72 m
• 25% of the players’ heights are below the height of a player whose
height is 1.81 m
Draw a box and whisker plot to represent this information on the grid below.
(4)
1.60 1.70 1.80 1.90 2.00 2.10
Height (metres)
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_____________________________________________________________________________________
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_____________________________________________________________________________________
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_____________________________________________________________________________________
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Use the spare grid on page 3 if you need to redraw your box and whisker plot.
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Question 1 continued
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Only use this grid if you need to redraw your box and whisker plot.
1.60 1.70 1.80 1.90 2.00 2.10
Height (metres)
(Total for Question 1 is 4 marks)
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2. Keith is studying the variable Daily Mean Wind Direction, in degrees, from the large
data set.
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Keith summarised the data for Camborne from 1987 into 4 directions A, B, C and D
representing North, South, East and West in some order.
Direction A B C D
Frequency 22 48 56 58
(a) Using your knowledge of the large data set state, giving a reason, which direction
A represents.
(1)
The entry for Hurn on 27th September 1987 was 999
(b) State, giving a reason, what Keith should do with this value.
(2)
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