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2.4 Statistical Distributions

2.4 Statistical Distributions

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Question 31

The discrete random variable X X\,X has the probability distribution given in the table below, where a a\,a is a constant.

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P(X=x)P(X = x)P(X=x)0.20.30.25aaa
a.

Find the value of aaa.

[1]
b.

Find P(X>1.2)P(X > 1.2)P(X>1.2).

[1]
c.

Find P(X≤x)P(X\le x)P(X≤x) for each of x=0,1,2,3x=0,1,2,3x=0,1,2,3.

[2]
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2.4 Statistical Distributions Questions

  1. A Level
  2. /Maths
  3. /2.4 Statistical Distributions

390 exam-style questions on OCR A Level Maths 2.4 Statistical Distributions, covering 2.4.1 Discrete probability distributions, 2.4.2 Binomial distribution as a model, 2.4.3 Calculating binomial probabilities, 2.4.4 Mean and variance of the binomial (A-level only), 2.4.5 Normal distribution as a model (A-level only), 2.4.6 Probabilities using the normal distribution (A-level only), 2.4.7 Links to histograms, mean and standard deviation (A-level only), and 2.4.8 Selecting an appropriate distribution (A-level only). Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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