Pearson Edexcel A Level · Statistics (9ST0)
1 multiple-choice questions marked as you go, and 5 written questions with worked solutions. All on Bayes' theorem.
A diagnostic test for a rare disease is known to be \(95\%\) accurate for those who have the disease (sensitivity) and \(90\%\) accurate for those who do not (specificity). If \(1\%\) of the population actually has the disease, find the probability that a person who tests positive actually has the disease.
A factory uses three shifts to produce light bulbs: Morning, Afternoon, and Night. The Morning shift produces 50%, the Afternoon 30%, and the Night 20% of the total output. The probability of a defective bulb is 0.01 for the Morning shift, 0.02 for the Afternoon shift, and 0.05 for the Night shift. If a bulb is selected at random and found to be defective, calculate the probability it was produced during the Night shift.
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An email filter classifies messages as 'Spam' or 'Ham'. It is known that 70% of all emails are Spam. The word "FREE" occurs in 60% of Spam emails and 5% of Ham emails. If an email contains the word "FREE", determine the probability that it is actually Spam.
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A company filters spam emails using a software that identifies 98% of spam as such, but misidentifies 3% of legitimate emails as spam. If 80% of all incoming emails are spam, find the probability that an email identified as spam is actually legitimate.
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A weather station predicts rain based on current atmospheric conditions. Historically, it rains on 20% of days. When it rains, the station correctly predicts rain 85% of the time. When it does not rain, the station incorrectly predicts rain 10% of the time.
(a) Find the probability that the station predicts rain on any given day.
(b) If the station predicts rain, calculate the probability that it actually rains.
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A bank uses an automated system to classify loan applications as 'Low Risk', 'Medium Risk', or 'High Risk'. 60% of applications are Low Risk, 30% are Medium Risk, and 10% are High Risk. Historical data shows that 1% of Low Risk, 7% of Medium Risk, and 25% of High Risk loans eventually default.
(a) Calculate the probability that a randomly selected loan will default.
(b) A loan has defaulted. Calculate the probability it was originally classified as 'Medium Risk'.
(c) The bank manager claims that if a loan defaults, it is more likely to have come from the 'High Risk' category than the 'Low Risk' category. Verify whether this claim is correct.
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