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Random variables and the binomial distribution

Discrete random variables, binomial models, and choosing distributions.

3 lessons11 worksheets33 questions

Lessons

These free MathLab Learn guides are arranged in the order they are most useful for this stage.

  1. 01Discrete random variables
  2. 02The binomial distribution
  3. 03Choosing a probability distribution

Practise

Practice moves from direct fluency towards application, reasoning and synthesis.

  1. Intro

    Constructing-Discrete-Distributions

    Step 1 · 2 worksheets · 6 questions

  2. Intro

    Expectation-And-Variance

    Step 2 · 1 worksheet · 3 questions

  3. Practice

    Linear-Transformations-Of-Random-Variables

    Step 3 · 1 worksheet · 3 questions

  4. Practice

    Binomial-Exact-And-Cumulative-Probabilities

    Step 4 · 2 worksheets · 6 questions

  5. Practice

    Binomial-Modelling-In-Context

    Step 5 · 2 worksheets · 6 questions

  6. Practice

    Binomial-Parameters-And-Inverse-Problems

    Step 6 · 1 worksheet · 3 questions

  7. Challenge

    Choosing-And-Critiquing-Distributions

    Step 7 · 2 worksheets · 6 questions

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