Edexcel S2 2015 June — Question 1

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleS2 (Statistics 2)
Year2015
SessionJune
TopicCumulative distribution functions
TypeCDF to PDF derivation

  1. A continuous random variable \(X\) has cumulative distribution function
$$\mathrm { F } ( x ) = \left\{ \begin{array} { l r } 0 & x < 2
\frac { 1 } { 20 } \left( x ^ { 2 } - 4 \right) & 2 \leqslant x \leqslant 4
\frac { 1 } { 5 } ( 2 x - 5 ) & 4 < x \leqslant 5
1 & x > 5 \end{array} \right.$$
  1. Calculate \(\mathrm { P } ( X > 4 )\)
  2. Find the probability density function of \(X\), specifying it for all values of \(x\).
  3. Find the value of \(a\) such that \(\mathrm { P } ( 3 < X < a ) = 0.642\)
  4. Find the probability density function of \(X\), specifying it for all values of \(x\).