Edexcel S1 2005 January — Question 6

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleS1 (Statistics 1)
Year2005
SessionJanuary
TopicUniform Distribution
TypeModelling assumptions and refinements

6. A discrete random variable is such that each of its values is assumed to be equally likely.
  1. Write down the name of the distribution that could be used to model this random variable.
  2. Give an example of such a distribution.
  3. Comment on the assumption that each value is equally likely.
  4. Suggest how you might refine the model in part (a).