Edexcel S1 2004 June — Question 3

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleS1 (Statistics 1)
Year2004
SessionJune
TopicDiscrete Probability Distributions
TypeTwo unknowns from sum and expectation

3. A discrete random variable \(X\) has a probability function as shown in the table below, where \(a\) and \(b\) are constants.
\(x\)0123
\(\mathrm { P } ( X = x )\)0.20.3\(b\)\(a\)
Given that \(\mathrm { E } ( X ) = 1.7\),
  1. find the value of \(a\) and the value of \(b\). Find
  2. \(\mathrm { P } ( 0 < X < 1.5 )\),
  3. \(\mathrm { E } ( 2 X - 3 )\).
  4. Show that \(\operatorname { Var } ( X ) = 1.41\).
  5. Evaluate \(\operatorname { Var } ( 2 X - 3 )\).