Statistics for Business & Economics, Revised (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781285846323
Author: David R. Anderson, Dennis J. Sweeney, Thomas A. Williams, Jeffrey D. Camm, James J. Cochran
Publisher: South-Western College Pub
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Chapter 5.5, Problem 43E
Twenty-three percent of automobiles are not covered by insurance (CNN, February 23, 2006). On a particular weekend, 35 automobiles are involved in traffic accidents.
- a. What is the expected number of these automobiles that are not covered by insurance?
- b. What are the variance and standard deviation?
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Statistics for Business & Economics, Revised (MindTap Course List)
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