2025 Edexcel A-level statistics paper 2 Question paper and mark scheme

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Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE
Tuesday 10 June 2025
Afternoon (Time: 2 hours) Paper
reference 9ST0/02
Statistics
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Advanced
PAPER 2: Statistical Inference

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Statistical formulae and tables booklet
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are 6 questions in this question paper. The total mark for this paper is 80.
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1 Since 2006 the RAC, a roadside assistance organisation, have used the RAC Pothole




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Index to monitor the state of UK roads.
The Index is a measure of how often, on average, an RAC member requests roadside
assistance for a breakdown where damage from a pothole or other road surface defect
was most likely the cause of the breakdown.
An Index of 1.2 would mean the likelihood of pothole damage had increased by 20%
compared to 2006
A reporter sees that the most recently reported figure was 2.0 and wishes to write an
article about the likelihood of pothole damage, which she claims is now twice as great
as in 2006
[Source: How to report a pothole and claim for damage online | RAC Drive]

(a) Explain why the reporter is correct in her interpretation of the value of 2.0
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For the years 2014 to 2021, the Pothole Index for each quarter was recorded, the
summary statistics are shown below.

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6.5596 n  32

(b) Test to see whether, on average, this evidence would have supported the reporter’s
claim between 2014 and 2021
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