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Cambridge AS & A Level Mathematics

5Probability & Statistics 1 (Paper 5)

Probability & Statistics 1 (Paper 5) in Cambridge AS & A Level Mathematics: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
Syllabus section255 practice questions14 lessons

Overview

AS Level and A Level (compulsory for A Level).

In this topic

Lessons

  • Collecting data and statistical diagrams

    40 min

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  • Histograms and cumulative frequency graphs

    45 min

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  • Measures of central tendency and spread

    45 min

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  • Variance and standard deviation, including summary and coded data

    45 min

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  • Combinations: selections

    40 min

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  • Permutations: arrangements in a line

    40 min

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  • Conditional probability, independence and tree diagrams

    50 min

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  • Probability: sample spaces, events and the addition rule

    45 min

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  • Discrete random variables: expectation and variance

    45 min

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  • The binomial distribution

    50 min

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  • The geometric distribution

    40 min

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  • The normal approximation to the binomial distribution

    40 min

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  • The normal distribution: finding values, the mean and the standard deviation

    40 min

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  • The normal distribution: standardising and finding probabilities

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Sample question

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Probability & Statistics 1 (Paper 5): sample question

1 mark

A farmer in Karoi has 9 fields. In how many ways can he choose 3 of them to plant with tobacco this season?

Only if the answer has a unit, e.g. cm or km/h.

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