# WST01 Statistics 1 (S1) Oct/Nov 2023 Paper 01

Pearson Edexcel International A Level WST01 Statistics 1 (S1) past paper 01, Oct/Nov 2023. Open it online or download the question paper PDF free.

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- Board: Edexcel
- Qualification: Pearson Edexcel International A Level
- Subject: WST01 Statistics 1 (S1) (https://mathvsarham.com/past-papers/wst01/)
- Session: Oct/Nov 2023
- Paper: 01
- Component code: WST01/01
- Time allowed: 90 minutes
- Total marks: 75
- Pages: 24

## Question paper text

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Question 1
Sally plays a game in which she can either win or lose.
A turn consists of up to 3 games. On each turn Sally plays the game up to 3 times. If she wins the first 2 games or loses the first 2 games, then she will not play the 3rd game.
• The probability that Sally wins the first game in a turn is 0.7
• If Sally wins a game the probability that she wins the next game is 0.6
• If Sally loses a game the probability that she wins the next game is 0.2
(a) Use this information to complete the tree diagram on page 3 [3]
(b) Find the probability that Sally wins the first 2 games in a turn. [2]
(c) Find the probability that Sally wins exactly 2 games in a turn. [2]
Given that Sally wins 2 games in a turn,
(d) find the probability that she won the first 2 games. [2]
Given that Sally won the first game in a turn,
(e) find the probability that she won 2 games. [2]
[Diagram or table: see page 3 of the paper]
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Question 2
The weights, to the nearest kilogram, of a sample of 33 red kangaroos taken in December are summarised in the stem and leaf diagram below.
[Diagram or table: see page 6 of the paper]
2 3 6 (2)
3 2 4 6 (3)
4 2 5 5 6 6 7 8 (7)
5 3 4 7 7 7 8 9 9 (8)
6 0 2 2 3 3 7 8 (7)
7 2 8 (2)
8 2 6 (2)
9 4 (1)
(a) Find
(i) the value of the median
(ii) the value of Q_1 and the value of Q_3
for the weights of these red kangaroos. [3]
For these data an outlier is defined as a value that is
greater than Q_3+ 1.5 × (Q_3– Q_1)
or smaller than Q_1– 1.5 × (Q_3– Q_1)
(b) Show that there are 2 outliers for these data. [3]
Figure 1 on page 7 shows a box plot for the weights of the same 33 red kangaroos taken in February, earlier in the year.
(c) In the space on Figure 1, draw a box plot to represent the weights of these red kangaroos in December. [4]
(d) Compare the distribution of the weights of red kangaroos taken in February with the distribution of the weights of red kangaroos taken in December of the same year. You should interpret your comparisons in the context of the question. [3]
[Diagram or table: see page 7 of the paper]
[Diagram or table: see page 9 of the paper]

Question 3
(i) Bob shops at a market each week. The event that
Bob buys carrots is denoted by C Bob buys onions is denoted by O
At each visit, Bob may buy neither, or one, or both of these items. The probability that
Bob buys carrots is 0.65 Bob does not buy onions is 0.3 Bob buys onions but not carrots is 0.15
The Venn diagram below represents the events C and O
[Diagram or table: see page 10 of the paper]
where w, x, y and z are probabilities.
(a) Find the value of w, the value of x, the value of y and the value of z [4]
For one visit to the market,
(b) find the probability that Bob buys either carrots or onions but not both. [1]
(c) Show that the events C and O are not independent. [2]
(ii) F, G and H are 3 events. F and H are mutually exclusive. F and G are independent.
Given that
[Diagram or table: see page 10 of the paper]
(a) find P(F ∪ H ) [1]
(b) find P(G) [3]
(c) find P(F ∩ G) [1]

Question 4
The discrete random variable X has the following probability distribution.
[Diagram or table: see page 14 of the paper]
(a) Show that E  1 / X   2/5
[1]
(b) Find Var
[3]
The random variable Y = 30/X
(c) Find
(i) E(Y )
(ii) Var(Y ) [3]
(d) Find P(X < 3 ½ Y < 20) [5]

Question 5
The weights, X grams, of a particular variety of fruit are normally distributed with
[Diagram or table: see page 18 of the paper]
A fruit of this variety is selected at random.
(a) Show that the probability that the weight of this fruit is less than 240 grams is 0.8849 [2]
(b) Find the probability that the weight of this fruit is between 190 grams and 240 grams. [2]
(c) Find the value of k such that P(210 – k < X < 210 + k) = 0.95 [3]
A wholesaler buys large numbers of this variety of fruit and classifies the lightest 15% as small.
(d) Find the maximum weight of a fruit that is classified as small. You must show your working clearly. [3]
The weights, Y grams, of a second variety of this fruit are normally distributed with
[Diagram or table: see page 18 of the paper]
Given that 5% of these fruit weigh less than 152 grams and 40% weigh more than 180 grams,
(e) calculate the mean and standard deviation of the weights of this variety of fruit. [5]

Question 6
The variables x and y have the following regression equations based on the same 12 observations.
[Diagram or table: see page 22 of the paper]
(a)(i) Find the point of intersection of these lines.
(ii) Hence show that x  25
[4]
Given that
[Diagram or table: see page 22 of the paper]
(b) Find S_xy [4]
(c) Find the product moment correlation coefficient between x and y [4]