Edexcel S1 2015 June — Question 1

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleS1 (Statistics 1)
Year2015
SessionJune
TopicDiscrete Probability Distributions
TypeFind cumulative distribution F(x)

  1. The discrete random variable \(X\) can only take the values \(1,2,3\) and 4 For these values the cumulative distribution function is defined by
$$\mathrm { F } ( x ) = k x ^ { 2 } \text { for } x = 1,2,3,4$$ where \(k\) is a constant.
  1. Find the value of \(k\).
  2. Find the probability distribution of \(X\).