In: Statistics and Probability
Do you tailgate the car in front of you? About 45% of all drivers will tailgate before passing, thinking they can make the car in front of them go faster. Suppose that you are driving a considerable distance on a two-lane highway and are passed by 8 vehicles. (a) Let r be the number of vehicles that tailgate before passing. Make a histogram showing the probability distribution of r for r = 0 through r = 8.
(b) Compute the expected number of vehicles out of 12 that will
tailgate. (Round your answer to two decimal places.)
(c) Compute the standard deviation of this distribution. (Round
your answer to two decimal places.)