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Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE Mathematics Advanced Subsidiary PAPER 21: Statistics QP MAY 2024
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Pearson Edexcel Level Please3 GCE Mathematics Advanced Subsidiary PAPER 21: Statistics QP MAY 2024
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Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE
Thursday 23 May 2024
Afternoon Paper
reference 8MA0/21
Mathematics
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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.
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Answers without working may not gain full credit.
Values from statistical tables should be quoted in full. If a calculator is used instead of
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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.
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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)
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1.60 1.70 1.80 1.90 2.00 2.10
Height (metres)
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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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