18. Car Theft: Hawaii In Hawaii, the rate of motor vehicle theft is 551 thefts per 100,000...
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18. Car Theft: Hawaii In Hawaii, the rate of motor vehicle theft is 551 thefts per 100,000 vehicles (Reference: U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation). A large parking structure in Honolulu has issued 482 parking permits.
(a) What is the probability that none of the vehicles with a permit will eventually be stolen?
(b) What is the probability that at least one of the vehicles with a permit will eventually be stolen?
(c) What is the probability that two or more of the vehicles with a permit will eventually be stolen?
Note: The vehicles may or may not be stolen from the parking structure. Hint:
Is it appropriate to use the Poisson approximation to the binomial? Explain.
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Understandable Statistics Concepts And Methods
ISBN: 9781305142909
11th Edition
Authors: Charles Henry Brase, Corrinne Pellillo Brase