AQA S2 2012 June — Question 3

Exam BoardAQA
ModuleS2 (Statistics 2)
Year2012
SessionJune
TopicContinuous Uniform Random Variables
TypeCumulative distribution function

3 The continuous random variable \(X\) has a cumulative distribution function defined by $$\mathrm { F } ( x ) = \left\{ \begin{array} { c l } 0 & x < - 5
\frac { x + 5 } { 20 } & - 5 \leqslant x \leqslant 15
1 & x > 15 \end{array} \right.$$
  1. Show that, for \(- 5 \leqslant x \leqslant 15\), the probability density function, \(\mathrm { f } ( x )\), of \(X\) is given by \(\mathrm { f } ( x ) = \frac { 1 } { 20 }\).
    (1 mark)
  2. Find:
    1. \(\mathrm { P } ( X \geqslant 7 )\);
    2. \(\mathrm { P } ( X \neq 7 )\);
    3. \(\mathrm { E } ( X )\);
    4. \(\mathrm { E } \left( 3 X ^ { 2 } \right)\).