Question
Based on the following table, which shows crashworthiness ratings for several categories of motor vehicles. In all of these exercises, take X as the crash-test rating of a small car, Y as the crash-test rating for a small SUV, and so on as shown in the table.
Compute the probability distributions and expected values of Z and V. Based on the results, which of the two types of vehicle performed better in frontal crashes?
Solution
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Step 1
1 of 5Given the frequency table for a random variable, we need to calculate its expected value.
Use the given table to calculate and , and
the expected value of both variables.
The vehicle type represented by a variable with the higher expected value has better performance.
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