AQA Further Paper 3 Statistics 2022 June — Question 3 3 marks

Exam BoardAQA
ModuleFurther Paper 3 Statistics (Further Paper 3 Statistics)
Year2022
SessionJune
Marks3
TopicExponential Distribution
TypeDerive CDF from PDF

3 The random variable \(X\) has an exponential distribution with probability density function \(\mathrm { f } ( x ) = \lambda \mathrm { e } ^ { - \lambda x }\) where \(x \geq 0\) 3
  1. Show that the cumulative distribution function, for \(x \geq 0\), is given by \(\mathrm { F } ( x ) = 1 - \mathrm { e } ^ { - \lambda x }\)
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  2. Given that \(\lambda = 2\), find \(\mathrm { P } ( X > 1 )\), giving your answer to three decimal places.