SPS SPS SM Statistics 2024 April — Question 2 11 marks

Exam BoardSPS
ModuleSPS SM Statistics (SPS SM Statistics)
Year2024
SessionApril
Marks11
TopicDiscrete Probability Distributions
TypeTwo unknowns from sum and expectation

2.
  1. A certain five-sided die is biased with faces numbered 0 to 4 . The score, Y , on each throw is a random variable with probability distribution given by:
    \(Y\)01234
    \(\mathrm { P } ( Y = y )\)\(a\)\(b\)\(c\)0.10.15
    where \(a\), \(b\) and \(c\) are constants. $$\begin{aligned} & \mathrm { P } ( Y = 1 ) = \mathrm { P } ( Y \geq 3 )
    & \mathrm { P } ( Y = 0 ) = \mathrm { P } ( Y = 2 ) - 0.1 \end{aligned}$$ Find the values of \(a , b\) and \(c\).
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  2. The same die is thrown 10 times. Find the probability that there are not more than 4 throws on which the score is 3 , stating the distribution used as well as any modelling assumptions made.
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  3. A game uses the same biased die. The die is thrown once. If it shows 1, 3 or 4 then this number is the final score. If it shows 0 or 2 then the die is thrown again and the final score is the sum of the numbers shown on the two throws.
    (a) Find the probability that the final score is 3 .
    (b) Given that the die is thrown twice, find the probability that the final score is 3 .
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