Edexcel S1 2014 June — Question 5

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleS1 (Statistics 1)
Year2014
SessionJune
TopicDiscrete Probability Distributions
TypePiecewise or conditional probability function

5. The discrete random variable \(X\) has the probability function $$\mathrm { P } ( X = x ) = \begin{cases} k x & x = 2,4,6
k ( x - 2 ) & x = 8
0 & \text { otherwise } \end{cases}$$ where \(k\) is a constant.
  1. Show that \(k = \frac { 1 } { 18 }\)
  2. Find the exact value of \(\mathrm { F } ( 5 )\).
  3. Find the exact value of \(\mathrm { E } ( X )\).
  4. Find the exact value of \(\mathrm { E } \left( X ^ { 2 } \right)\).
  5. Calculate \(\operatorname { Var } ( 3 - 4 X )\) giving your answer to 3 significant figures.