Unit 17 — Discrete Random Variables and the Binomial Distribution

Topic 4: Statistics and Probability

Discrete Random Variables and the Binomial Distribution for IB Math AA SL and HL: notes on Discrete Random Variables and Expected Value, Variance and Linear Transformations, The Binomial…

Syllabus content: SL 4.7 AHL 4.14 SL 4.8

SL students read sections 17.1, 17.3, 17.4. HL students read every section (the HL-only sections are marked HL).

Section Syllabus
17.1 Discrete Random Variables and Expected Value SL 4.7
17.2 Variance and Linear Transformations AHL 4.14
17.3 The Binomial Distribution SL 4.8
17.4 Mean and Variance of a Binomial Distribution SL 4.8

Review exercises

Exam practice (with markschemes)