IB Maths AA HL Ahl 4 13 Hl Bayes Theorem Questions

Practise applying Bayes’ theorem to conditional-probability data, selecting the relevant events, calculating posterior probabilities and interpreting the result in context.

Syllabus
First assessment 2021
Course
Mathematics: analysis and approaches HL
Level
HL

Exam points

  • Apply Bayes’ theorem for up to three events by combining prior probabilities, conditional probabilities and total probability in a clearly labelled tree or table.
  • Connect Bayes’ theorem to conditional probability and independence, checking the denominator and interpreting the posterior probability in context.

IB Maths AA HL Ahl 4 13 Hl Bayes Theorem Questions question 1

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A new test has been developed to identify whether a particular gene, G, is present in a population of parrots. The test returns a correct positive result 95 % of the time for parrots with the gene, and a false positive result 2 % of the time for parrots without the gene.
The proportion of the population with the gene is p.

A random sample of the population was tested. It was found that 150 tests returned a positive result. Out of the 150 parrots with a positive test result, 18 did not actually have the gene. Find an estimate for p.

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