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Mean and variance of a CRVAQA A-Level Further Maths: Mind map

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Mean and variance of a CRV

expectation by integration

E(X)Var(X)E(g(X))
Linear functions
Functions of X
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Exam questions on Mean and variance of a CRV

  1. The continuous random variable XX has probability density function f(x)=3x28f(x)=\frac{3x^2}{8} for 0≤x≤20\le x\le2, and f(x)=0f(x)=0 otherwise.
    Find Var(X)\text{Var}(X).2 marks
  2. The random variable XX has mean E(X)=5E(X)=5 and variance Var(X)=4\text{Var}(X)=4.
    The random variable Y=2−3XY=2-3X. Find E(Y)E(Y) and Var(Y)\text{Var}(Y).2 marks
  3. The continuous random variable XX has probability density function f(x)=2x2f(x)=\frac{2}{x^2} for 1≤x≤21\le x\le2, and f(x)=0f(x)=0 otherwise.
    Find E(X)E(X).3 marks
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Written by the Exaim team, led by Shaun Daswani (Head of Upper Secondary, Improve ME Institute; MSc Financial Mathematics, Imperial College London; BSc, UCL) and Jason Daswani (operational lead, Improve ME Institute; LSE).