The table shows the number of deaths in the U.S. in 2020 due to a variety of causes. The population of the United States in 2020 was about 329 million people. These I data are real, from the CDC and other government agencies. Cause Deaths COVID-19 350,831 Firearms 45,222 Motor vehicles 40,698 Motorcycle driver 5,289 Aviation 332 Tornado 78 Skydiving 11 a) What surprises or stands out to you when you look at this table? We're asking what you think about this data. b) What is the probability that a member of the US population died in a motor vehicle incident in 2020? Give your answer as a fraction. c) Assuming these data--and the US population--are about the same now as they were in 2020, what's the probability YOU will die in a tornado this year? Explain.

The table shows the number of deaths in the U.S. in 2020 due to a variety of causes. The population of the United States in 2020 was about 329 million people. These I data are real, from the CDC and other government agencies. Cause Deaths COVID-19 350,831 Firearms 45,222 Motor vehicles 40,698 Motorcycle driver 5,289 Aviation 332 Tornado 78 Skydiving 11 a) What surprises or stands out to you when you look at this table? We're asking what you think about this data. b) What is the probability that a member of the US population died in a motor vehicle incident in 2020? Give your answer as a fraction. c) Assuming these data--and the US population--are about the same now as they were in 2020, what's the probability YOU will die in a tornado this year? Explain.

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

18th Edition

ISBN:9780079039897

Author:Carter

Publisher:Carter

Chapter10: Statistics

Section10.6: Summarizing Categorical Data

Problem 27PPS

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