A police officer randomly selected

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police records of larceny thefts. The accompanying data represent the number of offenses for various types of larceny thefts.

(a)	Construct a probability model for type of larceny theft.
(b)	Are purse-snatching larcenies unusual?
(c)	Are shopliftinglarcenies unusual?

Type of Larceny Theft Number of Offenses Pocket picking 4 Purse snatching 5 Shoplifting 126 From motor vehicles 225 Motor vehicle accessories 60 Bicycles 37 From buildings 94 From coin-operated machines 6