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Coin toss

15-S2-Q12

Coin-tossing game, sequence, elementary probability, C1

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[STEP II 2015 Question 12 (Probability and Statistics)]

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13-S2-Q13

Elementary probability, straight and alternating runs.

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[STEP II 2013 Question 13 (Mechanics)]

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09-S3-Q12

Conditional expectation, sum of random variables, probability generating function, pgf, expectation and variance.

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[STEP III 2009 Question 12 (Probability and Statistics)]

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02-S3-Q12

Expectation, C1.

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[STEP III 2002 Question 12 (Probability and Statistics)]

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02-S2-Q12

Binomial expansion, normal approximation.

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[STEP II 2002 Question 12 (Probability and Statistics)]

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01-S3-Q13

Elementary probability, conditional probability, C1-ish.

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[STEP III 2001 Question 13 (Probability and Statistics)]

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01-S2-Q14

Random variable, expectation, minimum, variance, cumulative distribution function, cdf, mean.

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[STEP II 2001 Question 14 (Mechanics)]

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97-S3-Q12

Biased coin, probability generating function, pgf, expectation and variance, sample cards, normal approximation, harmonic series.

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[STEP III 1997 Question 12 (Probability and Statistics)]

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96-S1-Q14

Biased coin, successive, conditional probability, C1.

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[STEP I 1996 Question 14 (Probability and Statistics)]

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93-S3-Q15

Elementary probability, expectation, binomial distribution, C1ish.

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[STEP III 1993 Question 15 (Probability and Statistics)]

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Useful Links

Underground Mathematics: Selected worked STEP questions

STEP Question database

University of Cambridge Mathematics Faculty: What do we look for?

University of Cambridge Mathematics Faculty: Information about STEP

University of Cambridge Admissions Office: Undergraduate course information for Mathematics

Stephen Siklos' "Advanced Problems in Mathematics" book (external link)

MEI: Worked solutions to STEP questions (external link)

OCR: Exam board information about STEP (external link)

AMSP (Advanced Maths Support programme): Support for University Admission Tests (external link)