The Following Table Shows The Distribution Of Murders By Type Of Weapon For Murder Cases In A Particular Country Over Th 1 (38.25 KiB) Viewed 53 times
The following table shows the distribution of murders by type of weapon for murder cases in a particular country over the past 12 years. Complete parts (a) through (e). Weapon Handgun Rifle Shotgun Unknown firearm Knives Hands, fists, etc. Other (b) What is the probability that a randomly selected murder resulted from a rifle or shotgun? P(rifle or shotgun) = (Type a decimal rounded to three decimal places as needed.) Interpret this probability. Select the correct choice below and fill in the answer box to complete your choice. Probability 0.475 0.028 0.031 O A. If 1000 murders were randomly selected, exactly of them would have resulted from a rifle or shotgun. O B. If 1000 murders were randomly selected. we would expect about of them to have resulted from a rifle or shotaun. 0.144 0.134 0.056 0.132 (a) Is the given table a probability model? Why or why not? O A. No; the sum of the probabilities of all outcomes does not equal 1. O B. No; the probability of all events in the table is not greater than or equal to 0 and less than or equal to 1. O C. No; the probability of all events in the table is not greater than or equal to 0 and less than or equal to 1, and the sum of the probabilities of all outcomes does not equal 1. O D. Yes; the rules required for a probability model are both met. 0
OB. If 1000 murders were randomly selected, we would expect about (c) What is the probability that a randomly selected murder resulted from a handgun, rifle, or shotgun? P(handgun, rifle, or shotgun) = (Type a decimal rounded to three decimal places as needed.) Interpret this probability. Select the correct choice below and fill in the answer box to complete your choice. of them to have resulted from a rifle or shotgun. O A. If 1000 murders were randomly selected, we would expect about of them to have resulted from a handgun, rifle, or shotgun. O B. If 1000 murders were randomly selected, exactly of them would have resulted from a handgun, rifle, or shotgun. (d) What is the probability that a randomly selected murder resulted from a weapon other than a gun? P(weapon other than a gun) = (Type a decimal rounded to three decimal places as needed.)
(d) What is the probability that a randomly selected murder resulted from a weapon other than a gun? P(weapon other than a gun) = (Type a decimal rounded to three decimal places as needed.) Interpret this probability. Select the correct choice below and fill in the answer box to complete your choice. O A. If 1000 murders were randomly selected, exactly of them would have resulted from a weapon other than a gun. O B. If 1000 murders were randomly selected, we would expect about (e) Are murders with a shotgun unusual? O Yes No of them to be have resulted from a weapon other than a gun.
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