OCR MEI Further Statistics A AS 2020 November — Question 4

Exam BoardOCR MEI
ModuleFurther Statistics A AS (Further Statistics A AS)
Year2020
SessionNovember
TopicUniform Distribution
TypeVariance of linear transformation

4 A fair 8 -sided dice has faces labelled \(1,2 , \ldots , 8\). The random variable \(X\) represents the score when the dice is rolled once.
  1. State the distribution of \(X\).
  2. Find \(\mathrm { P } ( X < 4 )\).
  3. Find each of the following.
    • \(\mathrm { E } ( X )\)
    • \(\operatorname { Var } ( X )\)
    • The random variable \(Y\) is defined by \(Y = 10 X + 5\). Find each of the following.
    • \(\mathrm { E } ( Y )\)
    • \(\operatorname { Var } ( Y )\)