| Number of attempts | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 or more |
| Frequency | 20 | 19 | 13 | 3 |
| Question | Answer | Mark | AO | Guidance | ||||||
| \multirow[t]{3}{*}{1} | \multirow[t]{3}{*}{(a)} |
| M1 | 1.1a | Normal, mean \(\mu _ { A } + \mu _ { B } + \mu _ { C }\) | \multirow{3}{*}{} | ||||
| A1 | 1.1 | Variance 419 | ||||||||
| \(\mathrm { P } ( > 720 ) = 0.176649\) | A1 | 1.1 | Answer, 0.177 or better, www | |||||||
| \multirow[t]{2}{*}{1} | \multirow[t]{2}{*}{(b)} | \(2 A + B \sim \mathrm {~N} ( 701,757 )\) | M1 | 1.1a | Normal, same mean, \(4 \sigma _ { A } { } ^ { 2 } + \sigma _ { B } { } ^ { 2 }\) | \multirow{2}{*}{} | ||||
| \(\mathrm { P } ( > 720 ) = 0.244919\) | A1 [2] | 1.1 | Answer, art 0.245 | |||||||
| \multirow{2}{*}{2} | \multirow{2}{*}{(a)} | \(\frac { { } ^ { 8 } C _ { 3 } \times { } ^ { 20 } C _ { 5 } } { { } ^ { 28 } C _ { 8 } }\) | M1 A1 | 3.1b 1.1 | (Product of two \({ } ^ { n } C _ { r }\) ) ÷ \({ } ^ { n } C _ { r }\) At least two \({ } ^ { n } C _ { r }\) correct | \multirow[t]{2}{*}{Or \(\frac { 8 } { 28 } \times \frac { 7 } { 27 } \times \frac { 6 } { 26 } \times \frac { 20 } { 25 } \times \ldots \times \frac { 16 } { 21 } \times { } ^ { 8 } C _ { 3 } = 0.27934 \ldots\)} | ||||
| \(\frac { 56 \times 15504 } { 3108105 } = 0.27934 \ldots\) | A1 [3] | 1.1 | Any exact form or awrt 0.279 | |||||||
| 2 | (b) |
| M1 A1 | 3.1b 2.1 |
| Or, e.g. find \({ } _ { 12 } \mathrm { C } _ { 4 }\) - (\# (all separate) +\#(all together) \(+ \# ( 2,1,1 ) \times 3 +\) \#(2,2)) | ||||
| M1 | 1.1 | |||||||||
| A1 | 1.1 | |||||||||
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| Question | Answer | Mark | AO | Guidance | |||||
| \multirow{7}{*}{3} | \multirow{7}{*}{(a)} | \(\mathrm { H } _ { 0 } : \mu = 700\) | B2 | 1.1 | One error, e.g. no or wrong | Ignore failure to define \(\mu\) | |||
| \(\mathrm { H } _ { 1 } : \mu < 700\) where \(\mu\) is the mean reaction | 1.1 | letter, \(\neq\), etc : B1 | here | ||||||
| \(\bar { x } = 607\) | M1 | 3.3 | Find sample mean | ||||||
| \(z = - 1.822\) or \(p = 0.0342\) or \(\mathrm { CV } = 616.05 \ldots\) | A1 | 3.4 | Correct \(z , p\) or CV | ||||||
| \(z < - 1.645\) or \(p < 0.05\) or \(607 < \mathrm { CV }\) | A1 | 1.1 | Correct comparison | ||||||
| Reject \(\mathrm { H } _ { 0 }\) | M1ft | 1.1 | Correct first conclusion | Needs correct method, like- | |||||
| Significant evidence that mean reaction times | A1ft | 2.2b | Context, not too definite (e.g. not "international athletes' reaction times are shorter" | ft on their \(z , p\) or CV | |||||
| 3 | (b) | (i) | Uses more information (e.g. magnitudes of differences) | B1 [1] | 2.4 | ||||
| \multirow{5}{*}{3} | \multirow{5}{*}{(b)} | \multirow{5}{*}{(ii)} | \(\mathrm { H } _ { 0 } : m = 700 , \mathrm { H } _ { 1 } : m < 700\) where \(m\) is the median reaction time for all international athletes | B1 | 2.5 | Same as in (i) but different letter or "median" stated | |||
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| \(n = 6 , \mathrm { CV } = 2\) | A1 | 1.1 | Correct CV | ||||||
| Do not reject \(\mathrm { H } _ { 0 }\). Insufficient evidence that median reaction times of international athletes are shorter | A1ft [6] | 2.2b | In context, not too definite | FT on their \(T\) | |||||
| 3 | (c) | They use different assumptions | B1 [1] | 2.3 | Not "one is more accurate" | ||||
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| 4 | (a) | \(\begin{aligned} | \int _ { 0 } ^ { a } x \frac { 2 x } { a ^ { 2 } } d x = 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| { \left[ \frac { 2 x ^ { 3 } } { 3 a ^ { 2 } } \right] = 4 } | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| \frac { 2 } { 3 } a = 4 \Rightarrow a = 6 \end{aligned}\) |
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| Book | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L |
| \(x\) | 0.95 | 0.65 | 0.70 | 0.90 | 0.55 | 1.40 | 1.50 | 0.50 | 1.15 | 0.35 | 0.20 | 0.35 |
| \(y\) | 6.06 | 7.00 | 2.00 | 5.87 | 4.00 | 5.36 | 7.19 | 2.50 | 3.00 | 8.29 | 1.37 | 2.00 |
| Book | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L |
| \(x\) | 0.95 | 0.65 | 0.70 | 0.90 | 0.55 | 1.40 | 1.50 | 0.50 | 1.15 | 0.35 | 0.20 | 0.35 |
| \(y\) | 6.06 | 7.00 | 2.00 | 5.87 | 4.00 | 5.36 | 7.19 | 2.50 | 3.00 | 8.29 | 1.37 | 2.00 |
| \(x\) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | \(\geqslant 7\) | Total |
| Frequency \(f\) | 20 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 23 | 100 |
| \(xf\) | 20 | 30 | 27 | 52 | 50 | 60 | 161 | 400 |
| \(x\) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | \(\geqslant 7\) |
| Observed frequency \(O\) | 20 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 23 |
| Expected frequency \(E\) | 25 | 18.75 | 14.063 | 10.547 | 7.910 | 5.933 | 17.798 |
| \((O - E)^2/E\) | 1 | 0.75 | 1.823 | 0.571 | 0.552 | 2.789 | 1.520 |
| \(x\) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | \(\geq 7\) | Total |
| Frequency \(f\) | 20 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 23 | 100 |
| \(xf\) | 20 | 30 | 27 | 52 | 50 | 60 | 161 | 400 |
| \(x\) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | \(\geq 7\) |
| Observed frequency \(O\) | 20 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 23 |
| Expected frequency \(E\) | 25 | 18.75 | 14.063 | 10.547 | 7.910 | 5.933 | 17.798 |
| \((O-E)^2/E\) | 1 | 0.75 | 1.823 | 0.571 | 0.552 | 2.789 | 1.520 |
| \(v\) | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 |
| \(d\) | 13 | 24 | 36 | 52 | 72 | 94 |