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Jan fifteen-1. The discrete random variable X has probability function p(x) and cumulative distribution
function F(x) given in the table below. x 12345 p(x) 0.10 a 0.28 c 0.24 F(x) 0.10 0.26 b 0.76 d (a) Write
down the value of d (1) (b) Find the values of a, b and c (3) (c) Write down the value of P(X 4) (1) Two
independent observations, X1 and X2 , are taken from the distribution of X. (d) Find the probability that
X1 and X2 are both odd. (2) Given that X1 and X2 are both odd,

june fifteen ial-1. The discrete random variable X can only take the values 1, 2, 3 and 4 For these values
the cumulative distribution function is defined by F(x) = kx2 for x = 1, 2, 3, 4 where k is a constant. (a)
Find the value of k. (2) (b) Find the probability distribution of X.

june fifteen-1. Each of 60 students was asked to draw a 20° angle without using a protractor. The size of
each angle drawn was measured. The results are summarised in the box plot below. (a) Find the range
for these data. (1) (b) Find the interquartile range for these data. (1) The students were then asked to
draw a 70° angle. The results are summarised in the table below

jan16-1. The discrete random variable X has the probability distribution given in the table below. x –2 1 3
4 6 P(X = x) 1 4 1 6 1 3 1 12 1 6 (a) Write down the value of F(5) (1) (b) Find E(X ) (2) (c) Find Var(X ) (3)
The random variable Y = 7 – 2X (d) Find (i) E(Y ) (ii) Var(Y ) (iii) P(Y > X )

june16 ial-1. The percentage oil content, p, and the weight, w milligrams, of each of 10 randomly
selected sunflower seeds were recorded. These data are summarised below. ™ w2 = 41252 ™ wp ™ w
™ p = 431 S pp = 2.72 (a) Find the value of Sww and the value of S wp (3) (b) Calculate the product
moment correlation coefficient between p and w (2) (c) Give an interpretation of your product moment
correlation coefficient. (1) The equation of the regression line of p on w is given in the form p = a + bw
(d) Find the equation of the regression line of p on w (4) (e) Hence estimate the percentage oil content
of a sunflower seed which weighs 60 milligrams.

June16-1. A biologist is studying the behaviour of bees in a hive. Once a bee has located a source of
food, it returns to the hive and performs a dance to indicate to the other bees how far away the source
of the food is. The dance consists of a series of wiggles. The biologist records the distance, d metres, of
the food source from the hive and the average number of wiggles, w, in the dance.

Jan17-1. Ralph records the weights, in grams, of 100 tomatoes. This information is displayed in the
histogram below. 0 2 3 5 7 8 9 10 Weight (grams) Frequency density Given that 5 of the tomatoes have a
weight between 2 and 3 grams, (a) find the number of tomatoes with a weight between 0 and 2 grams.
(2) One of the tomatoes is selected at random. (b) Find the probability that it weighs more than 3 grams.
(2) (c) Estimate the proportion of the tomatoes with a weight greater than 6.25 grams. (2) (d) Using your
answer to part (c), explain whether or not the median is greater than 6.25 grams. (1) Given that the
mean weight of these tomatoes is 6.25 grams and using your answer to part (d), (e) describe the
skewness of the distribution of the weights of these tomatoes. Give a reason for your answer. (1) Two of
these 100 tomatoes are selected at random. (f) Estimate the probability that both tomatoes weigh
within 0.75 grams of the mean

June17 ial-1. Nina weighed a random sample of 50 carrots from her shop and recorded the weight, in
grams to the nearest gram, for each carrot. The results are summarised below. Weight of carrot
Frequency (f) Weight midpoint (x grams) 45–54 5 49.5 55–59 10 57 60–64 22 62 65–74 13 69.5 (You may
use ∑fx2 = 192 102.5) (a) Use linear interpolation to estimate the median weight of these carrots. (2) (b)
Find an estimate for the mean weight of these carrots. (2) (c) Find an estimate for the standard deviation
of the weights of these carrots. (2) A carrot is selected at random from Nina’s shop. (d) Estimate the
probability that the weight of this carrot is more than 70 grams.

June17-1. A clothes shop manager records the weekly sales figures, £ s, and the average weekly
temperature, t °C, for 6 weeks during the summer. The sales figures were coded so that w s = 1000 The
data are summarised as follows Sww = 50 ∑ ∑∑ wt === 784 2435 119 42 ∑t t w = 2 (a) Find Swt and Stt (3)
(b) Write down the value of Sss and the value of Sst (2) (c) Find the product moment correlation
coefficient between s and t. (2) The manager of the clothes shop believes that a linear regression model
may be appropriate to describe these data. (d) State, giving a reason, whether or not your value of the
correlation coefficient supports the manager’s belief. (1) (e) Find the equation of the regression line of w
on t, giving your answer in the form w = a + bt (3) (f) Hence find the equation of the regression line of s
on t, giving your answer in the form s = c + dt, where c and d are correct to 3 significant figures. (2) (g)
Using your equation in part (f), interpret the effect of a 1°C increase in average weekly temperature on
weekly sales during the summer.

Jan18-1. Two classes of students, class A and class B, sat a test. Class A has 10 students. Class B has 15
students. Each student achieved a score, x, on the test and their scores are summarised in the table
below. n ∑x ∑[2࣠ Class A 10 770 59610 Class B 15 t 58035 The mean score for Class A is 77 and the mean
score for Class B is 61 (a) Find the value of t (1) (b) Calculate the variance of the test scores for each
class. (3) The highest score on the test was 95 and the lowest score was 45 These were each scored by
students from the same class. (c) State, with a reason, which class you believe they were from. (1) The
two classes are combined into one group of 25 students. (d) (i) Find the mean test score for all 25
students. (ii) Find the variance of the test scores for all 25 students. (4) The teacher of class A later
realises that he added up the test scores for his class incorrectly. Each student’s test score in class A
should be increased by 3 (e) Without further calculations, state, with a reason, the effect this will have
on (i) the variance of the test scores for class A (ii) the mean test score for all 25 students (iii) the
variance of the test scores for all 25 students.

June18-1. A random sample of 10 cars of different makes and sizes is taken and the published miles per
gallon, p, and the actual miles per gallon, m, are recorded. The data are coded using variables x p 10 and
y m 25 The results for the coded data are summarised below. x 6.89 3.67 5.92 5.04 4.87 3.92 4.71 5.14
3.65 5.23 y 30 3 22 15 13 8 15 13.5 3 19 (You may use ∑y 2 2628.25 ∑xy 768.58 Sxx 9.259 24 S xy 74.664)
(a) Show that Syy 626.025 (2) (b) Find the product moment correlation coefficient between x and y. (2)
(c) Give a reason to support fitting a regression model of the form y a
bx to these data. (1) (d) Find the equation of the regression line of y on x, giving your answer in the form
ya
bx. Give the value of a and the value of b to 3 significant figures. (3) A car’s published miles per gallon is
44 (e) Estimate the actual miles per gallon for this particular car. (3) (f) Comment on the reliability of
your estimate in part (e). Give a reason for your answer.

Jan19-1. The Venn diagram shows the probability of a randomly selected student from a school being in
the sets L, B and C, where L represents the event that the student has instrumental music lessons B
represents the event that the student plays in the school band C represents the event that the student
sings in the school choir p, q, r and s are probabilities. L B r q p s 0.13 C (a) Select a pair of mutually
exclusive events from L, B and C. (1) Given that P(L) = 0.4, P(B) = 0.13, P(C) = 0.3 and the events L and C
are independent, (b) find the value of p, (2) (c) find the value of q, the value of r and the value of s. (3) A
student is selected at random from those who play in the school band or sing in the school choir. (d)
Find the exact probability that this student has instrumental music lessons

June19-1. The heights, x metres, of 40 children were recorded by a teacher. The results are summarised
as follows ™௘x = 58 ™௘x2 = 84.829 (a) Find the mean and the variance of the heights of these 40
children. (3) The teacher decided that these statistics would be more useful in centimetres. (b) Find (i)
the mean of these heights in centimetres, (ii) the standard deviation of these heights in centimetres. (2)
Two more children join the group. Their heights are 130 cm and 160 cm. (c) (i) State, giving a reason, the
mean height of the 42 children. (ii) Without recalculating the standard deviation, state, giving a reason,
whether the standard deviation of the heights of the 42 children will be greater than, less than or the
same as the standard deviation of the heights of the group of 40 children.

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