The table lists the number of U.S. mainland hurricane strikes (from 1851 to 2008) for various intensities
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The table lists the number of U.S. mainland hurricane strikes (from 1851 to 2008) for various intensities according to the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale. (Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
(a) Construct a probability distribution of the data.
(b) Graph the discrete probability distribution using a probability histogram. Then describe its shape.
(c) Find the mean, variance, and standard deviation of the probability distribution and interpret the results.
(d) Find the probability that a hurricane selected at random for further study has an intensity of at least four.
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Elementary Statistics Picturing The World
ISBN: 9780321693624
5th Edition
Authors: Ron Larson, Betsy Farber
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