Introductory Statistics (10th Edition)
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Author: Neil A. Weiss
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 5.4, Problem 104E
Motel Reservations. M. Driscoll and N. Weiss discussed the modeling and solution of problems concerning motel reservation networks in “An Application of Queuing Theory to Reservation Networks” (TIMS, Vol. 22, No. 5, pp. 540–546). They defined a Type 1 call to be a call from a motel’s computer terminal to the national reservation center. For a certain motel, the number, X, of Type 1 calls per hour has a Poisson distribution with parameter λ = 1.7. Determine the
- a. exactly one.
- b. at most two.
- c. at least two. (Hint: Use the complementation rule.)
- d. Find and interpret the
mean of the random variable X. - e. Determine the standard deviation of X.
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Motel Reservations. M. Driscoll and N.Weiss discussed the modeling and solution of problems concerning motel reservation networks in “An Application of Queuing Theory to Reservation Networks” (TIMS, Vol. 22, No. 5, pp. 540–546). They defined a Type 1 call to be a call from a motel’s computer terminal to the national reservation center. For a certain motel, the number, X, of Type 1 calls per hour has a Poisson distribution with parameter λ = 1.7. Determine the probability that the number of Type 1 calls made from this motel during a period of 1 hour will be
a. exactly one.
b. at most two.
c. at least two. (Hint: Use the complementation rule.)
d. Find and interpret the mean of the random variable X.
e. Determine the standard deviation of X.
Solve. This 1.4 part
3.
The following table represent the number of drivers involved in a fatal crash in 2016 in
various light and weather conditions. (Sections 5.1-5.3)
Weather
Normal
Rain
Snow/Sleet
Other
Unknown
Light Condition
Daylight Dark, but
Lighted
12,307
875
219
125
810
Dark
5875 8151
497
681
51
156
54
220
255
548
Dawn/Dusk Other
1183
87
17
40
71
65
8
2
9
133
Source: Fatality Analysis Reporting System.
a)
Determine the probability that a randomly selected fatal crash occurred in normal weather.
Determine the probability that a randomly selected fatal crash occurred in daylight.
b)
c) Determine the probability that a randomly selected fatal crash occurred in rain or in dark, but
lighted. Is this unusual?
d) Determine the probability that a randomly selected fatal crash occurred in normal weather or in
daylight.
e) Would it be unusual for a fatal crash to occur while it is dark and raining? Include all dark
conditions.
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