Edexcel A Level Maths S1 · Statistics 1 June 2018 question paper 6683

The discrete random variable X has the following probability distribution

where a, b and c are probabilities. The cumulative distribution function of X is F(x) and F(3) = 0.2 and F(6) = 0.8

Find the value of a, the value of b and the value of c.

Write down the value of F(7).

The following grouped frequency distribution summarises the number of minutes, to the nearest minute, that a random sample of 100 motorists were delayed by roadworks on a stretch of motorway one Monday.

A histogram has been drawn to represent these data. The bar representing a delay of (3–6) minutes has a width of 2 cm and a height of 9.5 cm.

Calculate the width and the height of the bar representing a delay of (11–15) minutes.

Use linear interpolation to estimate the median delay.

Calculate an estimate of the mean delay.

Calculate an estimate of the standard deviation of the delays.

Evaluate this coefficient for the above data, giving your answer to 2 significant figures. On the following Friday, the coefficient of skewness for the delays on this stretch of motorway was – 0.22

State, giving a reason, how the delays on this stretch of motorway on Friday are different from the delays on Monday.

The random variable Y has a normal distribution with mean µ and standard deviation σ The P(Y 17) = 0.4 Find

P(µ < Y < 17)

P(µ – σ < Y 17)

A bag contains 64 coloured beads. There are r red beads, y yellow beads and 1 green bead and r + y + 1 = 64 Two beads are selected at random, one at a time without replacement.

Find the probability that the green bead is one of the beads selected. The probability that both of the beads are red is

Show that r satisfies the equation r² – r – 240 = 0

Hence show that the only possible value of r is 16

Given that at least one of the beads is red, find the probability that they are both red.

The score when a spinner is spun is given by the discrete random variable X with the following probability distribution, where a and b are probabilities.

Explain why E(X) = 2

Find a linear equation in a and b. Given that Var(X) = 7.1

find a second equation in a and b and simplify your answer.

Solve your two equations to find the value of a and the value of b. The discrete random variable Y = 10 – 3X

(e) Find (i) E(Y)

Var(Y) The spinner is spun once.

Find P(Y X).

A group of climbers collected information about the height above sea level, h metres, and the air temperature, t C, at the same time at 8 different points on the same mountain. The data are summarised by

Show that S_th = – 17501.25 and S_tt = 227.875 The product moment correlation coefficient for these data is –0.985

State, giving a reason, whether or not this value supports the use of a regression equation to predict the air temperature at different heights on this mountain.

Find the equation of the regression line of t on h, giving your answer in the form t = a + bh. Give the value of your coefficients to 3 significant figures.

Give an interpretation of your value of a. One of the climbers has just stopped for a short break before climbing the next 150 metres.

Estimate the drop in temperature over this 150 metre climb.

Farmer Adam grows potatoes. The weights of potatoes, in grams, grown by Adam are normally distributed with a mean of 140 g and a standard deviation of 40 g. Adam cannot sell potatoes with a weight of less than 92 g.

Find the percentage of potatoes that Adam grows but cannot sell. The upper quartile of the weight of potatoes sold by Adam is q₃

Find the probability that the weight of a randomly selected potato grown by Adam is

Find the lower quartile, q₁, of the weight of potatoes sold by Adam. Betty selects a random sample of 3 potatoes sold by Adam.

Find the probability that one weighs less than q₁, one weighs more than q₃ and one has a weight between q₁ and q₃