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A discrete random variable X X\,X has the probability distribution:

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P(X=x)P(X=x)P(X=x)0.2aaa0.3bbb

Where a a\,a and b b\,b are constants.

The cumulative distribution F(x)F(x)F(x) of X X\,X is given below.

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F(x)F(x)F(x)cccddd0.78eee

Where ccc, d d\,d and e e\,e are constants.

Find the values of aaa, bbb, ccc, d d\,d and eee.

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Statistical Distributions Questions

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

Practise Edexcel A Level Maths Statistical Distributions with exam-style questions for A Level Maths. 15 questions covering 6.1 Probability Distributions, 6.2 The Binomial Distribution, and 6.3 Cumulative Probabilities, matched to the Edexcel A Level Maths (9MA0) specification and written in Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3 style. Every question includes a full worked solution and mark scheme, so you can see where marks are awarded rather than just whether you got the answer right.

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Data Collection
Measures of Location and Spread
Representations of Data
Correlation
Probability
Statistical Distributions
Hypothesis Testing