In: Statistics and Probability
Answer ASAP: Probability and Statistics question
On average, 2.4 car accidents occur on certain highway each month (which is assumed to always have 30 days). Answer the following questions:
(a) What is the probability of having at least 1 accident on the highway next month?
Hint: Let LaTeX: XX denote the number of car accidents on the highway next month. What distribution does LaTeX: X X have?
(b) What is the probability that there will be no accident during the first 15 days of next month?
Hint: Let LaTeX: YYdenote the waiting time (in months) for the first accident that will occur on the highway next month. What does the question imply about LaTeX: YY?
(c) Given that there is no accident on the highway during the first 15 days of next month, what is the probability that there is no accident during the next 10 days of the month?
(d) Bonus question (5 extra points). Considering next year, let
LaTeX: ZZ denote the number of months in which there will be no car
accidents on the highway. What distribution does LaTeX: ZZ have? Be
sure to specify both the distribution name and parameter
value(s).