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Question 88

A fair 6 sided die is rolled. The random variable Y Y\,Y represents the score on the die.

a.

Verify that the following table gives the probability function of YYY.

yyy123456
P(Y=y)P(Y=y)P(Y=y)16\displaystyle \frac{1}{6}61​16\displaystyle \frac{1}{6}61​16\displaystyle \frac{1}{6}61​16\displaystyle \frac{1}{6}61​16\displaystyle \frac{1}{6}61​16\displaystyle \frac{1}{6}61​
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b.

Write down the name of this distribution

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Statistical Distributions Questions

  1. A Level
  2. /Maths
  3. /Statistical Distributions

215 exam-style questions on Edexcel A Level Maths Statistical Distributions, covering 6.1 Probability Distributions, 6.2 The Binomial Distribution, and 6.3 Cumulative Probabilities. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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