Edexcel S1 2018 June — Question 5

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleS1 (Statistics 1)
Year2018
SessionJune
TopicDiscrete Probability Distributions
TypeMultiple unknowns from expectation and variance

5. The score when a spinner is spun is given by the discrete random variable \(X\) with the following probability distribution, where \(a\) and \(b\) are probabilities.
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\(\mathrm { P } ( X = x )\)\(b\)\(a\)\(a\)\(a\)\(b\)
  1. Explain why \(\mathrm { E } ( X ) = 2\)
  2. Find a linear equation in \(a\) and \(b\). Given that \(\operatorname { Var } ( X ) = 7.1\)
  3. find a second equation in \(a\) and \(b\) and simplify your answer.
  4. Solve your two equations to find the value of \(a\) and the value of \(b\). The discrete random variable \(Y = 10 - 3 X\)
  5. Find
    1. \(\mathrm { E } ( Y )\)
    2. \(\operatorname { Var } ( Y )\) The spinner is spun once.
  6. Find \(\mathrm { P } ( Y > X )\).