Edexcel S1 2016 June — Question 3

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleS1 (Statistics 1)
Year2016
SessionJune
TopicUniform Distribution
TypeName the distribution

3. The discrete random variable \(X\) has probability distribution $$\mathrm { P } ( X = x ) = \frac { 1 } { 5 } \quad x = 1,2,3,4,5$$
  1. Write down the name given to this distribution. Find
  2. \(\mathrm { P } ( X = 4 )\)
  3. \(\mathrm { F } ( 3 )\)
  4. \(\mathrm { P } ( 3 X - 3 > X + 4 )\)
  5. Write down \(\mathrm { E } ( X )\)
  6. Find \(\mathrm { E } \left( X ^ { 2 } \right)\)
  7. Hence find \(\operatorname { Var } ( X )\) Given that \(\mathrm { E } ( a X - 3 ) = 11.4\)
  8. find \(\operatorname { Var } ( a X - 3 )\)