AQA Further Paper 3 Statistics 2022 June — Question 8 2 marks

Exam BoardAQA
ModuleFurther Paper 3 Statistics (Further Paper 3 Statistics)
Year2022
SessionJune
Marks2
TopicContinuous Probability Distributions and Random Variables
TypeFind median or percentiles

8 The continuous random variable \(X\) has cumulative distribution function \(\mathrm { F } ( x )\) where $$\mathrm { F } ( x ) = \begin{cases} 0 & x = 0
\mathrm { e } ^ { k x } - 1 & 0 \leq x \leq 5
1 & x > 5 \end{cases}$$ 8
  1. Show that \(k = \frac { 1 } { 5 } \ln 2\)
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    8
  2. Show that the median of \(X\) is \(a \frac { \ln b } { \ln 2 } - c\), where \(a , b\) and \(c\) are integers to be found.
    8
  3. Show that the mean of \(X\) is \(p - \frac { q } { \ln 2 }\), where \(p\) and \(q\) are integers to be found.