OCR S4 2015 June — Question 4

Exam BoardOCR
ModuleS4 (Statistics 4)
Year2015
SessionJune
TopicProbability Generating Functions
TypeFind component PGF from sum PGF

4 The discrete random variable \(Y\) has probability generating function $$\mathrm { G } _ { Y } ( t ) = 0.09 t ^ { 2 } + 0.24 t ^ { 3 } + 0.34 t ^ { 4 } + 0.24 t ^ { 5 } + 0.09 t ^ { 6 }$$
  1. Find the mean and variance of \(Y\).
    \(Y\) is the sum of two independent observations of a random variable \(X\).
  2. Find the probability generating function of \(X\), expressing your answer as a cubic polynomial in \(t\).
  3. Write down the value of \(\mathrm { P } ( X = 2 )\).