Edexcel S2 2009 January — Question 7

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleS2 (Statistics 2)
Year2009
SessionJanuary
TopicCumulative distribution functions
TypePDF to CDF derivation

  1. A random variable \(X\) has probability density function given by
$$f ( x ) = \left\{ \begin{array} { c l } - \frac { 2 } { 9 } x + \frac { 8 } { 9 } & 1 \leqslant x \leqslant 4
0 & \text { otherwise } \end{array} \right.$$
  1. Show that the cumulative distribution function \(\mathrm { F } ( x )\) can be written in the form \(a x ^ { 2 } + b x + c\), for \(1 \leqslant x \leqslant 4\) where \(a , b\) and \(c\) are constants.
  2. Define fully the cumulative distribution function \(\mathrm { F } ( x )\).
  3. Show that the upper quartile of \(X\) is 2.5 and find the lower quartile. Given that the median of \(X\) is 1.88
  4. describe the skewness of the distribution. Give a reason for your answer.