Cambridge International AS and A Level Mathematics: Revised Edition Statistics 1 Coursebook

DESCRIPTION:

This coursebook has been revised and updated to ensure that it meets the requirements for the Statistics (S1) unit of Cambridge AS and A Level Mathematics (9709). This revised edition has been redesigned and adds clarifications on permutations and combinations and additional material on probability. All of the review questions have been updated to reflect changes in the style of questions asked in the course.

FEATURES:

• Redesigned materials to keep content engaging.
• Full endorsement from Cambridge International Examinations.
• Fully updated review questions to better reflect the type of questioning in the AS and A Level Mathematics qualification.
• Redesigned materials to keep content engaging.
• Learning objectives at the start of each chapter.
• Clear, narrative explanation of mathematical concepts, terminology and notation, with results and procedures appearing in boxes for easy reference.
• Stimulating worked examples that take a step-by-step approach to problem solving.
• Revision exercises and practice exam papers are featured throughout.

CONTENTS:

Introduction
1. Representation of data
2. Measures of location
3. Measures of spread
4. Probability
5. Permutations and combinations
6. Probability distributions
7. The binomial distribution
8. Expectation and variance of a random variable
9. The normal distribution
Revision exercise
Practice exam-style papers
The normal distribution function
Answers
Index