Edexcel S1 2003 November — Question 5

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleS1 (Statistics 1)
Year2003
SessionNovember
TopicUniform Distribution
TypeFind parameter n from mean

5. The random variable \(X\) has the discrete uniform distribution $$\mathrm { P } ( X = x ) = \frac { 1 } { n } , \quad x = 1,2 , \ldots , n$$ Given that \(\mathrm { E } ( X ) = 5\),
  1. show that \(n = 9\). Find
  2. \(\mathrm { P } ( X < 7 )\),
  3. \(\operatorname { Var } ( X )\).