plumiStatistical sampling: Edexcel A‑Level Maths questions
Every Edexcel A-Level Maths exam question on S.1 Statistical sampling, 2019–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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- June 2025, Statistics, Q4 (9 marks): Kay is studying the variables Daily Total Sunshine (x) and Daily Total Rainfall (y) from the large data set for Leeming in 2015 Kay starts with 5th May and then
- June 2025, AS Statistics, Q2 (6 marks): Jasper is investigating the relationship between Daily Mean Pressure and Daily Mean Windspeed (Beaufort conversion) for Perth in 2015 using the data from the la
- June 2024, AS Statistics, Q2 (3 marks): Keith is studying the variable Daily Mean Wind Direction, in degrees, from the large data set. Keith summarised the data for Camborne from 1987 into 4 direction
- November 2021, Statistics, Q1 (7 marks): (a) State one disadvantage of using quota sampling compared with simple random sampling. (1) In a university 8% of students are members of the university dance
- November 2021, AS Statistics, Q3 (4 marks): Helen is studying one of the qualitative variables from the large data set for Heathrow from 2015. She started with the data from 3rd May and then took every 10
- November 2020, AS Statistics, Q2 (5 marks): Jerry is studying visibility for Camborne using the large data set June 1987. The table below contains two extracts from the large data set. It shows the daily
- November 2020, AS Statistics, Q4 (7 marks): A lake contains three different types of carp. There are an estimated 450 mirror carp, 300 leather carp and 850 common carp. Tim wishes to investigate the healt
- June 2019, AS Statistics, Q1 (5 marks): A sixth form college has 84 students in Year 12 and 56 students in Year 13 The head teacher selects a stratified sample of 40 students, stratified by year group
- June 2019, AS Statistics, Q4 (8 marks): Joshua is investigating the daily total rainfall in Hurn for May to October 2015 Using the information from the large data set, Joshua wishes to calculate the m
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