A restaurant is interested to see how strong the correlation is between the number of table staff and the number of complaints on a given night. On the basis of historical data, it estimates the probabilities as follows: Table Staff Complaints 2 3 4 0.12 0.3 0.28 1 0.06 0.12 0.02 2 0.08 0.02 What is the mean number of table staff? O 2.94 O 3.00 O 3.04 O 3.20 O 3.88

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15. A restaurant is interested to see how strong the correlation is between the number of table staff and the number of complaints on a given night. On the basis of historical data, it estimates the probabilities
a as follows:
Table Staff
Complaints
3
4
0.12
0.3
0.28
1
0.06
0.12
0.02
2
0.08
0.02
What is the mean number of table staff?
O 2.94
O 3.00
O 3.04
O 3.20
O 3.88
Transcribed Image Text:15. A restaurant is interested to see how strong the correlation is between the number of table staff and the number of complaints on a given night. On the basis of historical data, it estimates the probabilities a as follows: Table Staff Complaints 3 4 0.12 0.3 0.28 1 0.06 0.12 0.02 2 0.08 0.02 What is the mean number of table staff? O 2.94 O 3.00 O 3.04 O 3.20 O 3.88
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16. (Follow-on from Q15)
If there are 3 table staff serving, what's the probability that there will be zero complaints?
0.3
0.42
0.44
0.54
0.68
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17. (Follow-on from Q15/16)
What is the covariance between the number of table staff and the number of complaints?
O-0.196
-0.206
-0.216
-0.226
-0.236
Transcribed Image Text:Q16 16. (Follow-on from Q15) If there are 3 table staff serving, what's the probability that there will be zero complaints? 0.3 0.42 0.44 0.54 0.68 Q17 17. (Follow-on from Q15/16) What is the covariance between the number of table staff and the number of complaints? O-0.196 -0.206 -0.216 -0.226 -0.236
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