1 The continuous random variable \(X\) has probability density function
$$f ( x ) = k ( 1 - x ) \quad \text { for } 0 \leqslant x \leqslant 1$$
where \(k\) is a constant.
- Show that \(k = 2\). Sketch the graph of the probability density function.
- Find \(\mathrm { E } ( X )\) and show that \(\operatorname { Var } ( X ) = \frac { 1 } { 18 }\).
- Derive the cumulative distribution function of \(X\). Hence find the probability that \(X\) is greater than the mean.
- Verify that the median of \(X\) is \(1 - \frac { 1 } { \sqrt { 2 } }\).
- \(\bar { X }\) is the mean of a random sample of 100 observations of \(X\). Write down the approximate distribution of \(\bar { X }\).