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Favorite Sports among Recreation Students The 40 members of a recreation class were asked to name their favorite sports. The table shows the numbers who responded in various ways.
Sport | Number of Class Members |
Sailing | 7 |
Archery | 4 |
Snowboarding | 10 |
Bicycling | 8 |
Rock climbing | 8 |
Rafting | 3 |
Use this information in Exercises 40-42. |
(a) Based on the data in the table, construct a probability distribution, giving probabilities to three decimal places.
(b) Do you think the distribution in part (a) is theoretical, or empirical?
(c) Explain your answer to part (b).
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