CAIE S2 2021 November — Question 7

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleS2 (Statistics 2)
Year2021
SessionNovember
TopicContinuous Probability Distributions and Random Variables
TypeSingle-piece PDF with k

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  1. The probability density function of the random variable \(X\) is given by $$f ( x ) = \begin{cases} k x ( 4 - x ) & 0 \leqslant x \leqslant 2
    0 & \text { otherwise } \end{cases}$$ where \(k\) is a constant.
    1. Show that \(k = \frac { 3 } { 16 }\).
    2. Find \(\mathrm { E } ( X )\).
  2. The random variable \(Y\) has the following properties.
    • \(Y\) takes values between 0 and 5 only.
    • The probability density function of \(Y\) is symmetrical.
    Given that \(\mathrm { P } ( Y < a ) = 0.2\), find \(\mathrm { P } ( 2.5 < Y < 5 - a )\) illustrating your method with a sketch on the axes provided.
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