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Date November 2015 Marks available 3 Reference code 15N.2.sl.TZ0.2
Level SL only Paper 2 Time zone TZ0
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Question

The following table shows the probability distribution of a discrete random variable X.

Find the value of k.

[3]
a.

Find E(X).

[2]
b.

Markscheme

evidence of using pi=1     (M1)

correct substitution     A1

eg0.15+k+0.1+2k=1, 3k+0.25=1

k=0.25     A1     N2

[3 marks]

a.

correct substitution     (A1)

eg0×0.15+1×0.25+2×0.1+3×0.5

E(X)=1.95     A1     N2

[2 marks]

Total [5 marks]

b.

Examiners report

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Syllabus sections

Topic 5 - Statistics and probability » 5.7 » Concept of discrete random variables and their probability distributions.
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