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Functions of a DRVAQA A-Level Further Maths: Mind map

What this mind map covers

  • Idea
  • Expectation
  • Not g(E(X))
  • Variance
  • Method
  • Exam tips

Exam questions on Functions of a DRV

  1. The discrete random variable XX takes the values 1,2,31,2,3 with P(X=1)=0.2P(X=1)=0.2, P(X=2)=0.5P(X=2)=0.5 and P(X=3)=0.3P(X=3)=0.3.
    Find E(5X3)E(5X^3).2 marks
  2. The discrete random variable XX takes the values 1,2,41,2,4 with P(X=1)=0.4P(X=1)=0.4, P(X=2)=0.4P(X=2)=0.4 and P(X=4)=0.2P(X=4)=0.2.
    Hence find Var(6X−1)\mathrm{Var}(6X^{-1}).2 marks
  3. The discrete random variable XX has probability distribution P(X=x)=x10P(X=x)=\frac{x}{10} for x=1,2,3,4x=1,2,3,4.
    Find E(18X−3)E(18X^{-3}).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).