CAIE S2 2016 November — Question 6 9 marks

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleS2 (Statistics 2)
Year2016
SessionNovember
Marks9
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TopicContinuous Probability Distributions and Random Variables
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DifficultyModerate -0.3 This is a straightforward S2 question testing basic PDF concepts: ordering medians by visual inspection of symmetric/skewed distributions, verifying E(X) using standard integration (∫xf(x)dx), and calculating probabilities by integration. Part (ii)(c) is trivial since 2E(X) = 4.8 > 3. All techniques are routine for this level with no novel problem-solving required, making it slightly easier than average.
Spec5.03a Continuous random variables: pdf and cdf5.03b Solve problems: using pdf5.03e Find cdf: by integration5.03f Relate pdf-cdf: medians and percentiles

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  1. List \(m _ { W } , m _ { X } , m _ { Y }\) and \(m _ { Z }\) in order of size, starting with the largest.
  2. The probability density function of \(X\) is given by $$f ( x ) = \begin{cases} \frac { 4 } { 81 } x ^ { 3 } & 0 \leqslant x \leqslant 3 \\ 0 & \text { otherwise } \end{cases}$$
    1. Show that \(\mathrm { E } ( X ) = \frac { 12 } { 5 }\).
    2. Calculate \(\mathrm { P } ( X > \mathrm { E } ( X ) )\).
    3. Write down the value of \(\mathrm { P } ( X < 2 \mathrm { E } ( X ) )\).

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The diagrams show the probability density functions of four random variables $W , X , Y$ and $Z$. Each of the four variables takes values between 0 and 3 only, and their medians are $m _ { W } , m _ { X } , m _ { Y }$ and $m _ { Z }$ respectively.\\
(i) List $m _ { W } , m _ { X } , m _ { Y }$ and $m _ { Z }$ in order of size, starting with the largest.\\
(ii) The probability density function of $X$ is given by

$$f ( x ) = \begin{cases} \frac { 4 } { 81 } x ^ { 3 } & 0 \leqslant x \leqslant 3 \\ 0 & \text { otherwise } \end{cases}$$
\begin{enumerate}[label=(\alph*)]
\item Show that $\mathrm { E } ( X ) = \frac { 12 } { 5 }$.
\item Calculate $\mathrm { P } ( X > \mathrm { E } ( X ) )$.
\item Write down the value of $\mathrm { P } ( X < 2 \mathrm { E } ( X ) )$.
\end{enumerate}

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