| Exam Board | CAIE |
|---|---|
| Module | S2 (Statistics 2) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Session | November |
| Paper | Download PDF ↗ |
| Mark scheme | Download PDF ↗ |
| Topic | Continuous Probability Distributions and Random Variables |
4 A random variable $X$ has probability density function given by
$$\mathrm { f } ( x ) = \begin{cases} k ( 3 - x ) & 1 \leqslant x \leqslant 2 \\ 0 & \text { otherwise } \end{cases}$$
where $k$ is a constant.\\
(i) Show that $k = \frac { 2 } { 3 }$.\\
(ii) Find the median of $X$.
\hfill \mbox{\textit{CAIE S2 2015 Q4}}