The large data set: OCR A‑Level Maths questions

OCR A-Level Maths past-paper questions on 2.01.2 The large data set, 2018–2025, with mark schemes and examiner’s reports where available. Add MadAsMaths questions to your practice, or browse them separately by topic and difficulty.

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June 2025, Paper 2, Q13 (6 marks): The table shows excerpts from the census data for Age Structure in 2001 and 2011 for four Local Authorities (LAs) in South West England. Age LA Year 0 to 4 5 to
June 2025, AS Paper 1, Q10 (6 marks): Researchers investigated the change in the numbers of people in employment using underground, metro, light rail or tram (UMLRT) between 2001 and 2011. The data
June 2024, Paper 2, Q11 (8 marks): The chart below represents the percentage increases (PI) in the numbers of employees using four different methods of travel to work from 2001 and 2011, in five
June 2024, AS Paper 1, Q12 (5 marks): The table gives the percentage increases in the numbers of usual residents in five Local Authorities (LAs) in the West Midlands between 2001 and 2011. Age range
June 2023, Paper 2, Q13 (10 marks): The scatter diagram uses information about all the Local Authorities (LAs) in the UK, taken from the 2011 census. For each LA it shows the percentage (x) of emp
June 2023, AS Paper 1, Q12 (4 marks): This question deals with information about the populations of Local Authorities (LAs) in the North of England, taken from the 2011 census. Fig. 1 Fig. 2 0.4 0.3
June 2022, Paper 2, Q10 (10 marks): The table shows the age structure of usual residents of 18 Local Authorities (LAs) in the North West region of the UK in 2011. Local Age 65 and Age 0 to 17 Age
June 2022, AS Paper 1, Q10 (6 marks): The table shows the increases, between 2001 and 2011, in the percentages of employees travelling to work by various methods, in the Local Authorities (LAs) in t
November 2021, Paper 2, Q13 (7 marks): The four pie charts illustrate the numbers of employees using different methods of travel in four Local Authorities in 2011. Local Authority A Local Authority B
November 2021, AS Paper 1, Q11 (6 marks): A student is investigating changes in the number of residents in Local Authorities in the South- East Region between 2001 and 2011. The scatter diagram shows th
November 2020, Paper 2, Q14 (6 marks): Table 1 shows the numbers of usual residents in the age range 0 to 4 in 15 Local Authorities (LAs) in 2001 and 2011. The table also shows the increase in the nu
November 2020, AS Paper 1, Q9 (8 marks): A researcher is studying changes in behaviour in travelling to work by people who live outside London, between 2001 and 2011. He chooses the 15 Local Authoritie
June 2019, Paper 2, Q11 (8 marks): A trainer was asked to give a lecture on population profiles in different Local Authorities (LAs) in the UK. Using data from the 2011 census, he created the fol
June 2019, AS Paper 1, Q8 (3 marks): (a) Joseph drew a histogram to show information about one Local Authority. He used data from the “Age structure by LA 2011” tab in the large data set. The table
June 2019, AS Paper 1, Q10 (6 marks): The table shows extracts from the “Method of travel by LA” tabs for 2001 and 2011 in the large data set. Local Underground, Bus, Motorcycle, All people in Drivi
June 2018, Paper 2, Q11 (6 marks): Christa used Pearson’s product-moment correlation coefficient, r, to compare the use of public transport with the use of private vehicles for travel to work in
June 2018, AS Paper 1, Q13 (7 marks): The radar diagrams illustrate some population figures from the 2011 census results. Liverpool Rutland 1 1 150000 10000 100000 100000 6 2 6 2 5000 5000 50000 500

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