OCR MEI Further Statistics Major 2022 June — Question 9

Exam BoardOCR MEI
ModuleFurther Statistics Major (Further Statistics Major)
Year2022
SessionJune
TopicUniform Distribution
TypeMultiple independent trials or dice

9 The random variable \(X\) has a discrete uniform distribution over the values \(\{ 0,1,2 , \ldots , 20 \}\).
  1. Find \(\mathrm { P } ( X \leqslant 7 )\).
  2. Find each of the following.
    • \(\mathrm { E } ( X )\)
    • \(\operatorname { Var } ( X )\)
    The spreadsheet shows a simulation of the distribution of \(X\). Each of the 25 rows of the spreadsheet below the heading row shows a simulation of 10 independent values of \(X\) together with the value of the mean of the 10 values, denoted by \(Y\).
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    1\(X _ { 1 }\)\(X _ { 2 }\)\(X _ { 3 }\)\(X _ { 4 }\)\(X _ { 5 }\)\(X _ { 6 }\)\(X _ { 7 }\)\(X _ { 8 }\)\(X _ { 9 }\)\(X _ { 10 }\)\(Y\)
    216211864911116.9
    313141224111601608.8
    441711641012218139.7
    5281214161221588.0
    6715160471130208.3
    71513101120201516610.8
    81413171221816189412.3
    9202123173018151310.3
    10212512260910157.3
    115111310917104201511.4
    12149976202211169.6
    1315191819766203812.1
    1451064119158171810.3
    150315151112039168.4
    16112115041111926.6
    171250838121913129.2
    1895113541811197.6
    19162202012172782012.4
    20181732818701169.0
    211510720405611149.2
    223910142186076.0
    23111011101911371009.2
    241214665201118101411.6
    25111514111011205.6
    26014711185102011910.5
    27
  3. Use the spreadsheet to estimate \(\mathrm { P } ( Y \leqslant 7 )\).
  4. Explain why the true value of \(\mathrm { P } ( Y \leqslant 7 )\) is less than \(\mathrm { P } ( X \leqslant 7 )\), relating your answer to \(\operatorname { Var } ( X )\) and \(\operatorname { Var } ( Y )\).
  5. The random variable \(W\) is the mean of 30 independent values of \(X\). Determine an estimate of \(\mathrm { P } ( W \leqslant 7 )\).