{"id":483,"date":"2023-02-01T00:04:24","date_gmt":"2023-02-01T00:04:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/ct-state-quantitative-reasoning\/chapter\/assignment-probability-writing-task\/"},"modified":"2023-02-01T00:04:24","modified_gmt":"2023-02-01T00:04:24","slug":"assignment-probability-writing-task","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/ct-state-quantitative-reasoning\/chapter\/assignment-probability-writing-task\/","title":{"raw":"Assignment: Probability Writing Task","rendered":"Assignment: Probability Writing Task"},"content":{"raw":"\nThis assignment looks at probability as it relates to risk.  Please work the questions in order<\/em><\/strong> for the assignment to make the most sense. You may need more information than is provided to answer the questions; if so, please feel free to look up any needed quantities.\n\nTotal Points Possible: 20\n

Questions<\/h2>\nThe table below 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.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Cause<\/th>\nDeaths<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Passenger car occupant<\/td>\n13,100<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Motorcycle driver<\/td>\n4,500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tornado<\/td>\n553<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Skydiving<\/td>\n56<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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  1. What is the probability that an American chosen at random died as a passenger car occupant last year?<\/li>\n \t
  2. What is the probability that you<\/em> died as a passenger car occupant last year?<\/li>\n \t
  3. What is the probability that you<\/em> will die as a passenger car occupant next year<\/em>?<\/li>\n \t
  4. What is the probability that an American chosen at random will die as the result of a tornado next year?<\/li>\n \t
  5. What is the probability that you<\/em> will die as the result of a tornado next year?<\/li>\n \t
  6. Why is this answer different than your answer to the previous question?<\/li>\n \t
  7. People sometimes claim skydiving is less dangerous than driving. Does the data support this claim?<\/li>\n \t
  8. People sometimes claim motorcycle riding is less dangerous than driving. Does the data support this claim? What additional information and\/or calculations would be useful to evaluate this claim?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\nMake sure your numerical answers are accurate to at least 2 significant figures (values after leading zeros).\n\n \n\n \n","rendered":"

    This assignment looks at probability as it relates to risk.  Please work the questions in order<\/em><\/strong> for the assignment to make the most sense. You may need more information than is provided to answer the questions; if so, please feel free to look up any needed quantities.<\/p>\n

    Total Points Possible: 20<\/p>\n

    Questions<\/h2>\n

    The table below 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    Cause<\/th>\nDeaths<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
    Passenger car occupant<\/td>\n13,100<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Motorcycle driver<\/td>\n4,500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Tornado<\/td>\n553<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Skydiving<\/td>\n56<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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    1. What is the probability that an American chosen at random died as a passenger car occupant last year?<\/li>\n
    2. What is the probability that you<\/em> died as a passenger car occupant last year?<\/li>\n
    3. What is the probability that you<\/em> will die as a passenger car occupant next year<\/em>?<\/li>\n
    4. What is the probability that an American chosen at random will die as the result of a tornado next year?<\/li>\n
    5. What is the probability that you<\/em> will die as the result of a tornado next year?<\/li>\n
    6. Why is this answer different than your answer to the previous question?<\/li>\n
    7. People sometimes claim skydiving is less dangerous than driving. Does the data support this claim?<\/li>\n
    8. People sometimes claim motorcycle riding is less dangerous than driving. Does the data support this claim? What additional information and\/or calculations would be useful to evaluate this claim?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Make sure your numerical answers are accurate to at least 2 significant figures (values after leading zeros).<\/p>\n

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