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ilovepolo05

Oct 24, 2010, 07:39 PM

A study of deaths in car crashes from 1986 to 2002 revealed the following data on deaths in crashes by day of the week. Find the empirical probability distribution associated with these data. (Round your answers to three decimal places).

Day of the Week Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Average Number of Deaths 130 92 98 99 102 135 153
Probability

Unknown008

Oct 24, 2010, 09:46 PM

If I ask you what is the probability that a car selected at random crashed on Monday, your answer will be given by the number of cars crashed on Monday divided by the total number of cars. Can you now do this for the other days?