Edexcel S2 2016 June — Question 6

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleS2 (Statistics 2)
Year2016
SessionJune
TopicContinuous Probability Distributions and Random Variables
TypePDF with multiple constants

6. A continuous random variable \(X\) has probability density function $$f ( x ) = \begin{cases} a x - b x ^ { 2 } & 0 \leqslant x \leqslant 2
0 & \text { otherwise } \end{cases}$$ Given that the mode is 1
  1. show that \(a = 2 b\)
  2. Find the value of \(a\) and the value of \(b\)
  3. Calculate F(1.5)
  4. State whether the upper quartile of \(X\) is greater than 1.5, equal to 1.5, or less than 1.5 Give a reason for your answer.