Edexcel S2 2014 June — Question 4

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleS2 (Statistics 2)
Year2014
SessionJune
TopicContinuous Probability Distributions and Random Variables
TypeCompare mean and median using probability

4. The random variable \(X\) has probability density function \(\mathrm { f } ( x )\) given by $$\mathrm { f } ( x ) = \left\{ \begin{array} { c c } 3 k & 0 \leqslant x < 1
k x ( 4 - x ) & 1 \leqslant x \leqslant 4
0 & \text { otherwise } \end{array} \right.$$ where \(k\) is a constant.
  1. Sketch f (x).
  2. Write down the mode of \(X\). Given that \(\mathrm { E } ( X ) = \frac { 29 } { 16 }\)
  3. describe, giving a reason, the skewness of the distribution.
  4. Use integration to find the value of \(k\).
  5. Write down the lower quartile of \(X\). Given also that \(\mathrm { P } ( 2 < X < 3 ) = \frac { 11 } { 36 }\)
  6. find the exact value of \(\mathrm { P } ( X > 3 )\).