IB Maths AA HL Topic 4: Statistics and probability questions

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Question 1

Paper 1, no calculatorEasy6 marks

The table shows the five-number summaries for daily journey times at two depots.

Depot	Minimum (min)	Lower quartile (min)	Median (min)	Upper quartile (min)	Maximum (min)
A	12	18	24	30	36
B	10	16	22	29	40

(a)

Write down the median journey time for depot A.

[1]

(b)

Calculate the interquartile range for each depot.

[2]

(c)

State which depot has less variation among the middle 50% of journey times.

[1]

(d)

State which depot’s distribution appears more nearly symmetric, giving a feature of its five-number summary to support your answer.

[2]

Question 2

Paper 1, no calculatorEasy5 marks

A clinic records whether each of 100 patients has a particular exposure, $E$ and whether they have a condition, $D$ Figure 1 shows the results.

(a)

Write down the formula for $P(D\mid E)$ assuming $P(E)>0$

[1]

(b)

Use Figure 1 for both parts.

(i)

Calculate $P(D\mid E)$

[2]

(ii)

Determine whether $D$ and $E$ are independent. Give a reason.

[2]

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