Edexcel S1 2002 June — Question 4

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleS1 (Statistics 1)
Year2002
SessionJune
TopicCumulative distribution functions
TypeDiscrete CDF to PMF

4. A discrete random variable \(X\) takes only positive integer values. It has a cumulative distribution function \(\mathrm { F } ( x ) = \mathrm { P } ( X \leq x )\) defined in the table below.
\(X\)12345678
\(\mathrm {~F} ( x )\)0.10.20.250.40.50.60.751
  1. Determine the probability function, \(\mathrm { P } ( X = x )\), of \(X\).
  2. Calculate \(\mathrm { E } ( X )\) and show that \(\operatorname { Var } ( X ) = 5.76\).
  3. Given that \(Y = 2 X + 3\), find the mean and variance of \(Y\).