CAIE S2 2009 November — Question 7

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleS2 (Statistics 2)
Year2009
SessionNovember
TopicLinear combinations of normal random variables
TypeLinear transformation to achieve target parameters

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  1. Random variables \(Y\) and \(X\) are related by \(Y = a + b X\), where \(a\) and \(b\) are constants and \(b > 0\). The standard deviation of \(Y\) is twice the standard deviation of \(X\). The mean of \(Y\) is 7.92 and is 0.8 more than the mean of \(X\). Find the values of \(a\) and \(b\).
  2. Random variables \(R\) and \(S\) are such that \(R \sim \mathrm {~N} \left( \mu , 2 ^ { 2 } \right)\) and \(S \sim \mathrm {~N} \left( 2 \mu , 3 ^ { 2 } \right)\). It is given that \(\mathrm { P } ( R + S > 1 ) = 0.9\).
    1. Find \(\mu\).
    2. Hence find \(\mathrm { P } ( S > R )\).