Edexcel S2 2009 January — Question 4

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleS2 (Statistics 2)
Year2009
SessionJanuary
TopicContinuous Probability Distributions and Random Variables
TypeFind mode of distribution

4. The length of a telephone call made to a company is denoted by the continuous random variable \(T\). It is modelled by the probability density function $$\mathrm { f } ( t ) = \left\{ \begin{array} { c l } k t & 0 \leqslant t \leqslant 10
0 & \text { otherwise } \end{array} \right.$$
  1. Show that the value of \(k\) is \(\frac { 1 } { 50 }\).
  2. Find \(\mathrm { P } ( T > 6 )\).
  3. Calculate an exact value for \(\mathrm { E } ( T )\) and for \(\operatorname { Var } ( T )\).
  4. Write down the mode of the distribution of \(T\). It is suggested that the probability density function, \(\mathrm { f } ( t )\), is not a good model for \(T\).
  5. Sketch the graph of a more suitable probability density function for \(T\).