then the tutay nimberof Poplationchang. d) People sometimes claim' skydiving is less dangerous than driving. Does the data support this claim? Explain why or why not. Think about how many people go skydiving vs riding around in a car. What other information would be helpful to clarify the claim? E) What additional calculations would be useful to evaluate this claim?

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1. The table shows the number of deaths in the U.S. in a year due to a variety of causes. For these
questions, assume these values are not changing from year to year, and that the population of the
United States is 312 million people
A- American
Cause
Deaths
Passenger car occupant
13,100
Motorcycle driver
4,500
Tornado
553
Skydiving
56
a) What is the probability an American chosen at random will die as the result of a tornado next year?
P(A-1| Tornado)- Favorable atcome Cpersendying due too tornado)
tztal aA Come
= 553
312000000
- 0.00000 1772 an American chosen at random
dre from a Tornado next year,
b) What is the probability you will die as the result of a tornado next year? Think about where you live!
P(Yw dle Tornado naxtvear) =0
c) Why is this answer different than your answer to the previous question? The answer n part A) and part B)
will be different because nthe formerane, the probability of dying dve to tornadóis
calculated for the puplation in the us.
calculated for any other pepula tion then' the totai nimber of POplationchanges
d) People sometimes claim'skydiving is less dangerous than driving. Does the data support this claim?
Explain why or why not. Think about how many people go skydiving vs riding around in a car. Wwhat other
information would be helpful to clarify the claim?
przbability of'dying frema brnado is
E) What additional calculations would be useful to evaluate this claim?
Transcribed Image Text:1. The table shows the number of deaths in the U.S. in a year due to a variety of causes. For these questions, assume these values are not changing from year to year, and that the population of the United States is 312 million people A- American Cause Deaths Passenger car occupant 13,100 Motorcycle driver 4,500 Tornado 553 Skydiving 56 a) What is the probability an American chosen at random will die as the result of a tornado next year? P(A-1| Tornado)- Favorable atcome Cpersendying due too tornado) tztal aA Come = 553 312000000 - 0.00000 1772 an American chosen at random dre from a Tornado next year, b) What is the probability you will die as the result of a tornado next year? Think about where you live! P(Yw dle Tornado naxtvear) =0 c) Why is this answer different than your answer to the previous question? The answer n part A) and part B) will be different because nthe formerane, the probability of dying dve to tornadóis calculated for the puplation in the us. calculated for any other pepula tion then' the totai nimber of POplationchanges d) People sometimes claim'skydiving is less dangerous than driving. Does the data support this claim? Explain why or why not. Think about how many people go skydiving vs riding around in a car. Wwhat other information would be helpful to clarify the claim? przbability of'dying frema brnado is E) What additional calculations would be useful to evaluate this claim?
1. The table shows the number of deaths in the U.S. in a year due to a variety of causes. For these
questions, assume these values are not changing from year to year, and that the population of the
United States is 312 million people
A- Amencan
Cause
Deaths
Passenger car occupant
13,100
Motorcycle driver
4,500
Tornado
553
Skydiving
56
a) What is the probability an American chosen at random will die as the result of a tornado next year?
P(A-1 Tornado)- Favarable atcome (persenduing due to tornado)
total a Come
= 553
312000000
- 0.00000 1772 an American chosen at random
dre from a Tornaddo next year,
b) What is the probability you will die as the result of a tornado next year? Think about where you live!
P(Yw dle Tornado nextvear) =0
c) Why is this answer different than your answer to the previous question? The answerin partA)and Part B)
will be different because inthe formerane, the probability of dying due to tornado is
calculated fer the puplation in the uS., If probability of dying frama trnado is
calculated for any other pepulation then' the totai nimberof POplationchanges
d) People sometimes claim' skydiving is less dangerous than driving. Does the data support this claim?
Explain why or why not. Think about how many people go skydiving vs riding around in a car. What other
information would be helpful to clarify the claim?
E) What additional calculations would be useful to evaluate this claim?
Transcribed Image Text:1. The table shows the number of deaths in the U.S. in a year due to a variety of causes. For these questions, assume these values are not changing from year to year, and that the population of the United States is 312 million people A- Amencan Cause Deaths Passenger car occupant 13,100 Motorcycle driver 4,500 Tornado 553 Skydiving 56 a) What is the probability an American chosen at random will die as the result of a tornado next year? P(A-1 Tornado)- Favarable atcome (persenduing due to tornado) total a Come = 553 312000000 - 0.00000 1772 an American chosen at random dre from a Tornaddo next year, b) What is the probability you will die as the result of a tornado next year? Think about where you live! P(Yw dle Tornado nextvear) =0 c) Why is this answer different than your answer to the previous question? The answerin partA)and Part B) will be different because inthe formerane, the probability of dying due to tornado is calculated fer the puplation in the uS., If probability of dying frama trnado is calculated for any other pepulation then' the totai nimberof POplationchanges d) People sometimes claim' skydiving is less dangerous than driving. Does the data support this claim? Explain why or why not. Think about how many people go skydiving vs riding around in a car. What other information would be helpful to clarify the claim? E) What additional calculations would be useful to evaluate this claim?
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