Edexcel S2 — Question 4

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleS2 (Statistics 2)
TopicContinuous Probability Distributions and Random Variables
TypeGeometric/graphical PDF with k

4. A continuous random variable \(X\) has probability density function $$\begin{array} { l l } \mathrm { f } ( x ) = 0 & x < 1 ,
\mathrm { f } ( x ) = k x & 1 \leq x \leq 4 ,
\mathrm { f } ( x ) = 0 & x > 4 . \end{array}$$
  1. Sketch a graph of \(\mathrm { f } ( x )\), and hence find the value of \(k\).
  2. Calculate the mean and the variance of \(X\). \section*{STATISTICS 2 (A)TEST PAPER 4 Page 2}