OCR MEI S1 — Question 3 8 marks

Exam BoardOCR MEI
ModuleS1 (Statistics 1)
Marks8
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TopicDiscrete Probability Distributions
TypeProbability distribution from formula
DifficultyModerate -0.8 This is a straightforward probability distribution question requiring only direct substitution into given formulas and basic expectation/variance calculations. Part (i) is trivial arithmetic verification, parts (ii) and (iii) involve standard textbook procedures with no problem-solving insight needed. The formula is given, making this easier than average A-level statistics questions.
Spec5.02a Discrete probability distributions: general5.02b Expectation and variance: discrete random variables

Jeremy is a computing consultant who sometimes works at home. The number, \(X\), of days that Jeremy works at home in any given week is modelled by the probability distribution P(\(X = r\)) = \(\frac{1}{40}r(r + 1)\) for \(r = 1, 2, 3, 4\).
  1. Verify that P(\(X = 4\)) = \(\frac{1}{2}\). [1]
  2. Calculate E(\(X\)) and Var(\(X\)). [5]
  3. Jeremy works for 45 weeks each year. Find the expected number of weeks during which he works at home for exactly 2 days. [2]

Jeremy is a computing consultant who sometimes works at home. The number, $X$, of days that Jeremy works at home in any given week is modelled by the probability distribution

P($X = r$) = $\frac{1}{40}r(r + 1)$ for $r = 1, 2, 3, 4$.

\begin{enumerate}[label=(\roman*)]
\item Verify that P($X = 4$) = $\frac{1}{2}$. [1]

\item Calculate E($X$) and Var($X$). [5]

\item Jeremy works for 45 weeks each year. Find the expected number of weeks during which he works at home for exactly 2 days. [2]
\end{enumerate}

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