IGCSE Mathematics (9–1) 0980 · Topic 9

Statistics: past paper questions

117 real questionsasked in 9 of the last 10 exam series2019–2025usually: Complete, Find, Calculate, Write, Use

Real questions on statistics

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0980/11 · October/November 2025 · Q14c[1]
14 These are the ages, in months, of each of 12 children. | 11 | 27 | 8 | 10 | 26 | 17 | 28 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 12 | (c) Show that the median is $12.5$ .See it on the paper →
0980/21 · October/November 2025 · Q13[4]
13 These are Rahul's 10 test scores. 9 8 9 10 7 $x$ 9 9 $x$ 7 The mean of these scores is 8. Find the interquartile range. You must show all your working.See it on the paper →
0980/41 · October/November 2025 · Q16[4]
16 The table shows some information about the heights of 50 plants. | Height ( $h$ cm) | $5 < h \leq 10$ | $10 < h \leq 12$ | $12 < h \leq 20$ | | :--- | :---: | :---: | :---: | | Frequency | 3 | 24 | 23 | Calculate an estimate of the mean height.See it on the paper →
0980/41 · October/November 2025 · Q25b[2]
Kai sorts parcels into two types, light and heavy. | Type of parcel | Mass ( $m$ kg) | | :--- | :--- | | Light | $0 < m \leq 2$ | | Heavy | $2 < m \leq 5$ | The histogram shows some information about the number of parcels Kai sorts in one day. [Diagram: Histogram with y-axis "Frequency density" (scale 0 to 40) and x-ax...See it on the paper →
0980/11 · October/November 2024 · Q15[3]
A bus stops 25 times on a journey. The table shows the number of people who get on the bus at each stop. | Number of people | Frequency | | :---: | :---: | | 0 | 1 | | 1 | 6 | | 2 | 7 | | 3 | 4 | | 4 | 5 | | 5 | 2 | Calculate the mean.See it on the paper →
0980/11 · October/November 2024 · Q16[2]
[Diagram: A trapezium with parallel horizontal sides. The top side is labelled $w$ cm. The bottom side is labelled $12$ cm. The vertical height between the parallel sides is $8$ cm. The diagram is marked NOT TO SCALE.] The diagram shows a trapezium with parallel sides of length $12$ cm and $w$ cm. The height of the tra...See it on the paper →
0980/31 · October/November 2024 · Q5a(i)[1]
5 (a) The scatter diagram shows the distance travelled and the cost for each of 12 taxi journeys. [Diagram: Scatter diagram with x-axis 'Distance (km)' from 0 to 10 and y-axis 'Cost ($)' from 0 to 25. Points plotted at approximately (1,5), (1,8), (2,8), (3,6.5), (4,11), (5,11.5), (6,11.5), (6,17), (7,15.5), (8,18.5), (...See it on the paper →
0980/31 · October/November 2024 · Q5a(ii)[1]
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0980/31 · October/November 2024 · Q5a(iii)[1]
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0980/31 · October/November 2024 · Q5a(iv)[1]
5 (a) The scatter diagram shows the distance travelled and the cost for each of 12 taxi journeys. [Diagram: Scatter diagram with y-axis "Cost ($)" from 0 to 25 and x-axis "Distance (km)" from 0 to 10. Points plotted at approximately (1,5), (1,8), (2,8), (3,6), (4,11), (5,12), (6,12), (6,17), (7,16), (8,18), (9,22), (10...See it on the paper →
0980/41 · October/November 2024 · Q3a[4]
3 (a) The table shows the waiting times for 120 patients at a medical centre. | Waiting time ( $t$ minutes) | $0 < t ⩽ 10$ | $10 < t ⩽ 20$ | $20 < t ⩽ 40$ | $40 < t ⩽ 50$ | $50 < t ⩽ 80$ | | :--- | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | | Frequency | 2 | 46 | 33 | 26 | 13 | Cal...See it on the paper →
0980/41 · October/November 2024 · Q3b[4]
(b) The histogram shows some information about the waiting times at a different medical centre. [Diagram: Histogram with y-axis 'Frequency density' (scale 0 to 2) and x-axis 'Waiting time (minutes)' (scale 0 to 80). Bars shown: 0-10 with height 1.3; 30-50 with height 1.5; 50-80 with height 0.4. The region 10-30 is empt...See it on the paper →
0980/12 · May/June 2024 · Q15[1]
15 Describe the type of correlation between the speed of runners and the time taken to complete a race.See it on the paper →
0980/32 · May/June 2024 · Q4a(ii)[2]
(a) Anton records the number of pets owned by each of 50 families. The table shows some of his results. | Number of pets | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Number of families | 5 | 12 | 15 | 9 | | | There are twice as many families with 4 pets than with 5 pets. (ii) Comple...See it on the paper →
0980/32 · May/June 2024 · Q4a(iii)[1]
(a) Anton records the number of pets owned by each of 50 families. The table shows some of his results. | Number of pets | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Number of families | 5 | 12 | 15 | 9 | | | There are twice as many families with 4 pets than with 5 pets. (iii) Write...See it on the paper →
0980/32 · May/June 2024 · Q4a(iv)[3]
4 (a) Anton records the number of pets owned by each of 50 families. The table shows some of his results. | Number of pets | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Number of families | 5 | 12 | 15 | 9 | | | There are twice as many families with 4 pets than with 5 pets. (iv) Calc...See it on the paper →
0980/32 · May/June 2024 · Q4b(i)[14]
(b) 80 of the pets owned by the families are cats, rabbits or hamsters. The table shows the number of each pet. | Type of pet | Number of each pet | Pie chart sector angle | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Cat | 38 | | | Rabbit | 28 | | | Hamster | 14 | | (i) Complete the table.See it on the paper →
0980/32 · May/June 2024 · Q4b(ii)[2]
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0980/42 · May/June 2024 · Q3a(i)[4]
(a) The table shows the time that each of 40 students takes to travel to school. | Time ( $m$ minutes) | $0 < m \leq 10$ | $10 < m \leq 25$ | $25 < m \leq 40$ | $40 < m \leq 60$ | | :--- | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | | Frequency | 3 | 18 | 15 | 4 | (i) Calculate an estimate of the mean.See it on the paper →
0980/42 · May/June 2024 · Q3a(ii)[3]
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What examiners said

While it was understandable that an incorrect response of positive was seen very often, it was clear that many candidates did not understand correlation.
— Examiner report, May/June 2024, 0980/12 Q15 (Cambridge)

This part on finding the mode was generally answered very well. Common errors included 15, giving the median, the largest number, and calculating the mean value.
— Examiner report, May/June 2024, 0980/32 Q4(a)(iii) (Cambridge)

This part on finding the mean from a grouped frequency table caused more problems although some excellent answers with full working were seen. Common method errors included 50 ÷ 6, 108 ÷ 6 , 15 ÷ 6, finding the median and stating the range.
— Examiner report, May/June 2024, 0980/32 Q4(a)(iv) (Cambridge)

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