OCR MEI Further Statistics Major 2022 June — Question 12

Exam BoardOCR MEI
ModuleFurther Statistics Major (Further Statistics Major)
Year2022
SessionJune
TopicContinuous Probability Distributions and Random Variables
TypeFind median or percentiles

12 The continuous random variable \(X\) has cumulative distribution function given by $$F ( x ) = \begin{cases} 0 & x < 0
k \left( a x - 0.5 x ^ { 2 } \right) & 0 \leqslant x \leqslant a
1 & x > a \end{cases}$$ where \(a\) and \(k\) are positive constants.
  1. Determine the median of \(X\) in terms of \(a\).
  2. Given that \(a = 10\), determine the probability that \(X\) is within one standard deviation of its mean.