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Poisson distribution

99-S3-Q14

Horizons, expected winnings.

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[STEP III 1999 Question 14 (Probability and Statistics)]

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98-S2-Q14

Catastrophe college, Dr Doom, inequality.

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[STEP II 1998 Question 14 (Mechanics)]

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97-S2-Q14

Traffic, tunnel, expectation.

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[STEP II 1997 Question 14 (Mechanics)]

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95-S2-Q13

Fly By Night Airline, expectation, maximum.

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[STEP II 1995 Question 13 (Mechanics)]

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95-S1-Q13

Cancerous cells, expectation, probability.

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[STEP I 1995 Question 13 (Probability and Statistics)]

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94-S1-Q14

Handing essays, mean and variance, probability density functino, pdf.

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[STEP I 1994 Question 14 (Probability and Statistics)]

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92-S3-Q16

Misprint in newspapper, probability.

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[STEP III 1992 Question 16 (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)