Edexcel S1 2009 June — Question 6

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleS1 (Statistics 1)
Year2009
SessionJune
TopicDiscrete Probability Distributions
TypeTwo unknowns from sum and expectation

6. The discrete random variable \(X\) has probability function $$\mathrm { P } ( X = x ) = \left\{ \begin{array} { c l } a ( 3 - x ) & x = 0,1,2
b & x = 3 \end{array} \right.$$
  1. Find \(\mathrm { P } ( X = 2 )\) and complete the table below.
    \(x\)0123
    \(\mathrm { P } ( X = x )\)\(3 a\)\(2 a\)\(b\)
    Given that \(\mathrm { E } ( X ) = 1.6\)
  2. Find the value of \(a\) and the value of \(b\). Find
  3. \(\mathrm { P } ( 0.5 < X < 3 )\),
  4. \(\mathrm { E } ( 3 X - 2 )\).
  5. Show that the \(\operatorname { Var } ( X ) = 1.64\)
  6. Calculate \(\operatorname { Var } ( 3 X - 2 )\).