Edexcel S2 2017 January — Question 7

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleS2 (Statistics 2)
Year2017
SessionJanuary
TopicCumulative distribution functions
TypePDF to CDF derivation

7. The continuous random variable \(X\) has probability density function \(\mathrm { f } ( x )\) given by $$f ( x ) = \begin{cases} \frac { 1 } { 20 } x ^ { 3 } & 0 \leqslant x \leqslant 2
\frac { 1 } { 10 } ( 6 - x ) & 2 < x \leqslant 6
0 & \text { otherwise } \end{cases}$$
  1. Sketch the graph of \(\mathrm { f } ( x )\) for all values of \(x\).
  2. Write down the mode of \(X\).
  3. Show that \(\mathrm { P } ( X > 2 ) = 0.8\)
  4. Define fully the cumulative distribution function \(\mathrm { F } ( x )\). Given that \(\mathrm { P } ( X < a \mid X > 2 ) = \frac { 5 } { 8 }\)
  5. find the value of \(\mathrm { F } ( a )\).
  6. Hence, or otherwise, find the value of \(a\). Give your answer to 3 significant figures.