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(Specification 6360/6380)
Statistics 1A
Final
Mark Scheme
Mark schemes are prepared by the Principal Examiner and considered, together with the
relevant questions, by a panel of subject teachers. This mark scheme includes any
amendments made at the standardisation events which all examiners participate in and is the
scheme which was used by them in this examination. The standardisation process ensures
that the mark scheme covers the students responses to questions and that every examiner
understands and applies it in the same correct way. As preparation for standardisation each
examiner analyses a number of students scripts: alternative answers not already covered by
the mark scheme are discussed and legislated for. If, after the standardisation process,
examiners encounter unusual answers which have not been raised they are required to refer
these to the Principal Examiner.
It must be stressed that a mark scheme is a working document, in many cases further
developed and expanded on the basis of students reactions to a particular paper.
Assumptions about future mark schemes on the basis of one years document should be
avoided; whilst the guiding principles of assessment remain constant, details will change,
depending on the content of a particular examination paper.
No Method Shown
Where the question specifically requires a particular method to be used, we must usually see evidence
of use of this method for any marks to be awarded.
Where the answer can be reasonably obtained without showing working and it is very unlikely that the
correct answer can be obtained by using an incorrect method, we must award full marks. However,
the obvious penalty to candidates showing no working is that incorrect answers, however close, earn
no marks.
Where a question asks the candidate to state or write down a result, no method need be shown for full
marks.
Where the permitted calculator has functions which reasonably allow the solution of the question
directly, the correct answer without working earns full marks, unless it is given to less than the degree
of accuracy accepted in the mark scheme, when it gains no marks.
Otherwise we require evidence of a correct method for any marks to be awarded.
Mark Scheme General Certificate of Education (A-level) Mathematics MS/SS1A June 2013
Solution
1(a)
Marks
CI for is
x z
Thus
0.4
19.9 2.3263
25
Hence
or
Total
Comments
B1
AWFW
M1
A1
19.9 0.2
CAO/AWRT
A1
(2.3263)
(0.186104)
4
AWRT
(19.7, 20.1)
F on CI providing it contains 20
BF1
2
6
Mark Scheme General Certificate of Education (A-level) Mathematics MS/SS1A June 2013
Solution
Marks
Total
B1
Comments
Accept percentage equivalents except
for 27
O ~ B(40, p)
2(a)(i)
(iii)
M1
= 0.077
A1
40
2
38
P(UPE = 2) = ( 0.175 ) ( 0.825 )
2
M1
= 0.016
A1
(0.9701)
Requires 1
Accept 3 dp rounding
Can be implied by (0.0769 to 0.077)
but not by (0.04 to 0.0403)
(ii)
P(LPE 25) = 1 (0.9231 or 0.9597)
AWRT
AWRT
(0.0769)
AWRT
(0.0160)
B1
M1
Accept 3 dp rounding
May be implied by a correct answer
MINUS
(p2)
M1
Accept 3 dp rounding
May be implied by a correct answer
= 0.45 to 0.451
A1
(iv)
0.1215 or 0.0644
(b)
or
B1
B1
(0.4506)
p = 0.325
Number = 40 0.675 = 27
Total
AWFW
2
11
Mark Scheme General Certificate of Education (A-level) Mathematics MS/SS1A June 2013
Q
3(a)(i)
Solution
Volume, X ~ N(507.5, 4.02)
Marks
515 507.5
4.0
Total
Comments
M1
A1
(b)
x 507.5
= 1.5 to 2.1
4.0
(c)(i)
M1
A1
AWRT
B1
B1
M1
A1
p = (a)(ii) [= 0.94]
BF1
M1
= 0.948 to 0.956
A1
(1.7507)
x = 514 to 515
P(5 in 6) = (6 p5 (1 p)) + p6
(ii)
(0.93921)
or
AWFW
(0.95296)
CAO/AWFW
(2.66667)
CAO/AWRT
(1.63299)
B1
SD(mean) = 4/6 or 1.63
505 507.5
P ( X > 505 ) = P Z >
4 6
M1
A1
A1
Total
4
15
AWFW
(0.93711)
(1 answer) B1 M1 max
Mark Scheme General Certificate of Education (A-level) Mathematics MS/SS1A June 2013
Solution
4(a)(i)
(ii)
rgy =
24.15
= 0.91 to 0.911
0.1196 5880
rly =
10.25
= 0.64 to 0.641
0.0436 5880
rxy =
5662.97
= 0.98 to 0.982
5656.15 5880
(iii)
A1
Total
Comments
May be implied by a correct answer in
(a)(i) or (a)(ii) or (c)(i)
AWFW
(0.91067)
AWFW
(0.64017)
Bdep1
Bdep1
B1
B1
Bdep1
M1
A1
AWFW
(0.98196)
M1
116/115.4 (= 1.005) M0 A0
= 1 to 1.002
A1
AWFW
(1.00121)
0.3 to 0.6
B1
AWFW
(0.46085)
5662.97
5656.15
a = 116 115.4b =
Mark
s
M1
A1
OE
Dependent on 0.97 rxy < 1
Bdep1
b =//nearly/almost/close to (+)1
Bdep1
a /nearly/almost/close to 0
(Stating a = 0.4 to 0.6 Bdep0)
Bdep1
Bdep1
Total
17
Mark Scheme General Certificate of Education (A-level) Mathematics MS/SS1A June 2013
Q
Solution
5(a)(i) P(A = 2) = 0.90 0.95 =
0.85 to 0.86
Marks
B1
Total
AWFW
M1
A1
M1
= 0.72
A1
Comments
(0.855 or 171/200 OE)
M1
CAO
(18/25 OE)
0.68 to 0.685
A1
AWFW
B1
M1
(1 0.95) (1 0)
or
P(neither) =
P(AW AT) P(DW | AW) P(DT | AT)
(1 0.90) (1 0.95)
(1 0.15) (1 0)
m1
(M1)
(m1)
OE
A1
3
11
60
AWFW