Suppose that a law enforcement group studying traffic violations determines that the accompanying table describes the probability distribution for five randomly selected people, where X is the number that have received a speeding ticket in the last 2 years. Is it unusual to find no speeders among five randomly selected people? $$\begin{array} { c | c }
\mathrm { x } & \mathrm { P } ( \mathrm { x } ) \
\hline 0 & 0.08 \
1 & 0.18 \
2 & 0.25 \
3 & 0.22 \
4 & 0.19 \
5 & 0.08
\end{array}$$
A) Yes
B) No

Question

Suppose that a law enforcement group studying traffic violations determines that the accompanying table describes the probability distribution for five randomly selected people, where X is the number that have received a speeding ticket in the last 2 years. Is it unusual to find no speeders among five randomly selected people? $$\begin{array} { c | c } 
\mathrm { x } & \mathrm { P } ( \mathrm { x } ) \
\hline 0 & 0.08 \
1 & 0.18 \
2 & 0.25 \
3 & 0.22 \
4 & 0.19 \
5 & 0.08
\end{array}$$
A) Yes
B) No

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The probability of finding no speeders among five randomly selected people is 0.08, which is not extremely low, so it is not considered unusual.

Suppose That a Law Enforcement Group Studying Traffic Violations Determines