Statistics S2

Candidates sitting S2 may also require those formulae listed under Statistics S1, and also those listed
under Pure Mathematics P1, P2, P3 and P4.

Discrete distributions
Standard discrete distributions:

Distribution of X P(X = x) Mean Variance

 n x
Binomial B(n, p)  x p (1 − p)
n−x
np np(1 − p)

λx
−λ
Poisson Po(λ) e λ λ
x!

Continuous distributions
For a continuous random variable X having probability density function f

Expectation (mean): E(X ) = μ = ∫ x f (x) d x

Variance: Var(X ) = σ 2 = ∫ (x − μ)2 f (x) d x = ∫ x 2 f (x) d x − μ 2

For a function g(X ): E(g(X )) = ∫ g(x) f (x) d x

x0
Cumulative distribution function: F(x0) = P(X  x0) = ∫−¥
f (t) dt

Standard continuous distribution:

Distribution of X P.D.F. Mean Variance

1 1 1
Uniform (Rectangular) on [a, b] (a + b) (b − a)2
b−a 2 12

18 Pearson Edexcel International Advanced Subsidiary/Advanced Level in Mathematics, Further Mathematics and Pure
Mathematics – Mathematical Formulae and Statistical Tables – Issue 2 – January 2021 © Pearson Education Limited 2021