Edexcel S1 — Question 2

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleS1 (Statistics 1)
TopicUniform Distribution
TypeName the distribution

2. The discrete random variable \(Q\) has the following probability distribution.
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\(\mathrm { P } ( Q = q )\)\(\frac { 1 } { 5 }\)\(\frac { 1 } { 5 }\)\(\frac { 1 } { 5 }\)\(\frac { 1 } { 5 }\)\(\frac { 1 } { 5 }\)
  1. Write down the name of this distribution. The discrete random variable \(R\) has the following probability distribution.
    \(r\)1424344454
    \(\mathrm { P } ( R = r )\)\(\frac { 1 } { 5 }\)\(\frac { 1 } { 5 }\)\(\frac { 1 } { 5 }\)\(\frac { 1 } { 5 }\)\(\frac { 1 } { 5 }\)
  2. State the relationship between \(R\) and \(Q\) in the form \(R = a Q + b\). Given that \(\mathrm { E } ( Q ) = 3\) and \(\operatorname { Var } ( Q ) = 2\),
  3. find \(\mathrm { E } ( R )\) and \(\operatorname { Var } ( R )\).