The following table gives the joint probability distribution of the speed of a car (C) and the incidence of an accident (A), where A=0 when no accidents have occurred and A=1 when an accident has occurred: Use the law of iterated expectations to calculate E(C)

The following table gives the joint probability distribution of the speed of a car (C) and the incidence of an accident (A), where A=0 when no accidents have occurred and A=1 when an accident has occurred: Use the law of iterated expectations to calculate E(C)

Glencoe Algebra 1, Student Edition, 9780079039897, 0079039898, 2018

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Chapter0: Preparing For Algebra

Section0.7: Perimeter

Problem 5E

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Use the law of iterated expectations to calculate E(C)

A=0
A = 1
C= 30 kmph C= 55 kmph
0.30
0.07
0.05
0.13
C=85 kmph
0.10
0.35

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