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IB Maths AA SL4.1 Statistics and probability - SL contentQuestion Bank

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[Maximum number: 7]

The following table gives the examination grades for 120 students.

Table
(a)

Find the value of

[ 4 ]
(i)

p;

(ii)

q.

[ 4 ]
(b)

Find the mean grade.

[ 2 ]
(c)

Write down the standard deviation.

[ 1 ]
[Maximum number: 6]

1.
A standard die is rolled 36 times. The results are shown in the following table.

Table
(a)

Write down the standard deviation.

[ 2 ]
(b)

Write down the median score.

[ 1 ]
(c)

Find the interquartile range.

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[Maximum number: 5]

The cumulative frequency curve below represents the marks obtained by 100 students.

Question image
(a)

Find the median mark.

[ 2 ]
(b)

Find the interquartile range.

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[Maximum number: 7]

The ages of people attending a music concert are given in the table below.

Table
(a)

Find p.

The cumulative frequency diagram is given below.

Question image
[ 2 ]
(b)

Use the diagram to estimate

[ 5 ]
(i)

the 80th 80^{\text {th }} percentile;

(ii)

the interquartile range.

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[Maximum number: 1]

The following box-and-whisker plot represents the examination scores of a group of students.

Examination scores

Examination scores

(a)

Write down the median score.

The range of the scores is 47 marks, and the interquartile range is 22 marks.

[ 1 ]
[Maximum number: 11]

The following table shows the average number of hours per day spent watching television by seven mothers and each mother's youngest child.

Table

The relationship can be modelled by the regression line with equation y=a x+b.

(a)
(i)

Find the correlation coefficient.

[ 4 ]
(ii)

Write down the value of a and of b.

Elizabeth watches television for an average of 3.7 hours per day.

[ 4 ]
(b)

Use your regression line to predict the average number of hours of television watched per day by Elizabeth's youngest child. Give your answer correct to one decimal place.

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[Maximum number: 6]

A bag contains eight marbles. Three marbles are red and five are blue. Two marbles are drawn from the bag without replacement.

(a)

Write down the probability that the first marble drawn is red.

[ 1 ]
(b)

Complete the following tree diagram.

Question image
[ 3 ]
(c)

Find the probability that both marbles are blue.

[ 2 ]
[Maximum number: 6]

A discrete random variable X has the following probability distribution.

Table
(a)

Find p.

[ 3 ]
(b)

Find E(X).

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[Maximum number: 6]

A random variable X is distributed normally with a mean of 20 and standard deviation of 4 .

(a)

On the following diagram, shade the region representing P(X25)\mathrm{P}(X \leq 25).

Question image
[ 2 ]
(b)

Write down P(X25)\mathrm{P}(X \leq 25), correct to two decimal places.

[ 2 ]
(c)

Let P(Xc)=0.7\mathrm{P}(X \leq c)=0.7. Write down the value of c.

[ 2 ]
[Maximum number: 6]

A bag contains 5 green balls and 3 white balls. Two balls are selected at random without replacement.

(a)

Complete the following tree diagram.

Question image
[ 3 ]
(b)

Find the probability that exactly one of the selected balls is green.

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