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AS & A Level Further Mathematics 9231 · Further Probability & Statistics (for Paper 4) · 4.3

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65 real questionsasked in 9 of the last 10 exam series2020–2025usually: Find, State, Use, Give, Complete

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  1. 9231/41 · October/November 2025 · Q6a[7]

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  2. 9231/41 · October/November 2025 · Q6b[1]

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  3. 9231/41 · October/November 2025 · Q6c[1]

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  4. 9231/42 · October/November 2025 · Q1b[5]

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  5. 9231/42 · October/November 2025 · Q3b[6]

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  6. 9231/42 · October/November 2025 · Q5[9]

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  7. 9231/43 · October/November 2025 · Q2b[4]

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  8. 9231/41 · May/June 2025 · Q3c[5]

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  9. 9231/41 · May/June 2025 · Q3d[1]

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  10. 9231/42 · May/June 2025 · Q5c[1]

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  11. 9231/42 · May/June 2025 · Q6b[3]

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  12. 9231/42 · May/June 2025 · Q6c[2]

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  13. 9231/43 · May/June 2025 · Q5a[7]

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  14. 9231/43 · May/June 2025 · Q5b[1]

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  15. 9231/41 · October/November 2024 · Q4a[1]

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  16. 9231/42 · October/November 2024 · Q6[9]

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  17. 9231/43 · October/November 2024 · Q3a[2]

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  18. 9231/43 · October/November 2024 · Q3b[6]

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  19. 9231/43 · October/November 2024 · Q6[8]

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  20. 9231/41 · May/June 2024 · Q2[5]

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What examiners said

This question was also answered well with most candidates recognising the need to perform a chi-squared test. The most common mistake was to have insufficient detail in the hypotheses, for example ‘H0: independent; H1: dependent’. A small number of responses either had the hypotheses the wrong way round or omitted them entirely. Some candidates spoiled an otherwise perfect response by not includin...

— Examiner report, October/November 2023, 9231/41 Q2 (Cambridge)

This question was also answered well with most candidates recognising the need to perform a chi-squared test. The most common mistake was to have insufficient detail in the hypotheses, for example ‘H0: independent; H1: dependent’. A small number of responses either had the hypotheses the wrong way round or omitted them entirely. Some candidates spoiled an otherwise perfect response by not includin...

— Examiner report, October/November 2023, 9231/43 Q2 (Cambridge)

This question required an application of the Wilcoxon signed-rank test. Because of the size of the sample, a normal approximation was required. Many candidates used the correct approach to find the P and Q values from the data, but there were many accuracy errors. Candidates who drew a table with all the relevant values were usually more successful in working accurately than those who annotated th...

— Examiner report, October/November 2023, 9231/43 Q6 (Cambridge)

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