Mathematics 9709 · 5 Probability & Statistics 1 (for Paper 5)
5.4 Discrete random variables
Construct probability distribution tables; calculate expectation and variance; model situations using binomial and geometric distributions.
- Questions
- 211
- Years
- 2015–2026
- Multiple choice
- 0
- Written answer
- 211
- Average marks
- 7.5
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- Paper 6variants 61, 62, 63, 65117
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| Year | Feb/March | May/June | Oct/Nov | Total |
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| 2026 | – | 15 | – | 15 |
| 2023 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 28 |
| 2022 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 25 |
| 2021 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 22 |
| 2020 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 25 |
| 2019 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 21 |
| 2018 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 |
| 2017 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 18 |
| 2016 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 21 |
| 2015 | – | 9 | 9 | 18 |
