14.6 Car 15.2 Car 19.0 Truck 15.5 Car 14.3 Car 17.4 Truck 13.7 Car The vehicles were selected by sampling whatever vehicle was entering the section, choosing every 30 seconds. Estimate the time mean speed and the space mean speed, by vehicle type, and overall

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14.6
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15.2
Car
19.0
Truck
15.5
Car
14.3
Car
17.4
Truck
13.7
Car
The vehicles were selected by sampling whatever vehicle was entering the section, choosing every
30 seconds. Estimate the time mean speed and the space mean speed, by vehicle type, and overall
Transcribed Image Text:14.6 Car 15.2 Car 19.0 Truck 15.5 Car 14.3 Car 17.4 Truck 13.7 Car The vehicles were selected by sampling whatever vehicle was entering the section, choosing every 30 seconds. Estimate the time mean speed and the space mean speed, by vehicle type, and overall
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The formula of average speed is given by,

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The calculated the average speed is shown below in the following table.

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Step 2

The formula of time mean speed is given by,

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Step 3

The overall time mean speed of all vehicles is given by,

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