plumiDescriptive statistics: AQA GCSE Psychology questions
Every AQA GCSE Psychology exam question on 3.1.4.12 Descriptive statistics, 2020–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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Q06.2
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All 14 questions on Descriptive statistics, as a list
- June 2025, Paper 2, Q06.2 (2 marks): Calculate the range for the number of metres the participants prefer to stand away from a stranger. Show your workings. [2 marks] Workings: Range
- June 2025, Paper 2, Q11.3 (2 marks): Calculate the mean number of areas of damage that were identified per participant when CT scans were used. Show your workings. [2 marks] Workings: Mean
- June 2024, Paper 1, Q18 (1 mark): Which of the following is a reason why the range might be calculated in psychological research? Shade one box. [1 mark] A To decide whether a sample of particip
- June 2024, Paper 2, Q12.1 (1 mark): What is the median for the total anxiety scores for 30 days? [1 mark]
- June 2022, Paper 1, Q08.1 (2 marks): The range of estimated lengths for the spider for participants in Group B was 43 mm. Use the information in Table 1 to calculate the range of estimates for part
- June 2022, Paper 1, Q08.2 (3 marks): The mean estimated length of the spider in Group A was 93 mm. Use the information in Table 1 to calculate the mean estimated length of the spider in Group B. St
- June 2022, Paper 1, Q20 (1 mark): Name the descriptive statistic that is calculated by ordering the values in a set of data then selecting the middle value. [1 mark]
- November 2021, Paper 1, Q22.4 (2 marks): Table 2 shows the total number of days missed by 190 Year 9 students in the early and late start conditions. Calculate the mean number of days missed by student
- November 2021, Paper 2, Q16.2 (1 mark): What is the mode for the decrease in time taken when the speech and language therapy was provided by the trained therapist? [1 mark]
- November 2021, Paper 2, Q16.3 (1 mark): Calculate the range for the decrease in time taken when the speech and language therapy was provided by the virtual therapist. [1 mark]
- November 2020, Paper 1, Q23 (1 mark): Which one of the following statistics is calculated by finding the difference between the smallest and largest values in a set of data? Shade one box only. [1 m
- November 2020, Paper 1, Q25.4 (1 mark): Read the following information. At the end of the month, the researcher analysed the diaries completed by participants. He calculated the average number of minu
- November 2020, Paper 1, Q25.5 (1 mark): Calculate the median for the average mental well-being scores shown in Table 3. [1 mark]
- November 2020, Paper 2, Q03.3 (2 marks): Name two other descriptive statistics that would have a very similar value to the mean in Figure 1. [2 marks] 1 2
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