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Transcribed Image Text: In a study investigating the effect of car speed on accident severity, 5,000 reports of fatal automobile accidents were examined, and the vehicle
speed at impact was recorded for each one. For these 5,000 accidents, the average speed was 54 mph and the standard deviation was 11 mph.
A histogram revealed that the vehicle speed at impact distribution was approximately normal. (Use the Empirical Rule.)
(a) Approximately what percentage of these vehicle speeds were between 43 and 65 mph?
(b) Approximately what percentage of these vehicle speeds exceeded 65 mph?
Step 1
(a) Approximately what percentage of these vehicle speeds were between 43 and 65 mph?
Recall that per the Empirical Rule, if a data distribution is mound shaped and approximately symmetric, then:
• Approximately 68% of the observations fall within 1 standard deviation of the mean.
• Approximately 95% of the observations fall within 2 standard deviations of the mean.
• Approximately 99.7% of the observations fall within 3 standard deviations of the mean.
For this data distribution, it is given that the mean and standard deviation are x = 54 and s = 11.
To find the approximate percentage of the vehicle speeds that were between 43 mph and 65 mph, first calculate how far 43 mph and 65 mph
are from the mean.
distance between the lower value and the mean = 43
43 - 54
- -11
-11
distance between the mean and the upper value = 65
5 - 54
= 11
11
Step 2
For the range 43 to 65 mph, the lower value is 11 less than the mean, and the upper value is 11 more than the mean. In other words, 43 is 1
standard deviation
1 standard deviation below the mean, and 65 is 1 standard deviation
1 standard deviation above the
mean. This means that approximately 68
68 % of the vehicle speeds of fatal accidents at impact fall between the lower value of 43
mph and the upper value of 65 mph.
Step 3
(b) Approximately what percentage of these vehicle speeds exceeded 65 mph?
We previously found that 65 mph is 1 standard deviation above the mean.
To find the approximate percentage of the vehicle speeds that exceed 65 mph, we must find the approximate percentage of values that are
more than 1 standard deviation above the mean.
Recall that the approximate percentages given by the Empirical Rule are described in the figure below.
approximate percentages implied by the Empirical Rule
34%
34%
2.35%
2.35%
13.5%
13.5%
-3 sd
-2 sd
-1 sd
+1 sd
+2 sd
+3 sd
I sd
I sd
Mean
This means that we are interested in the percentage of values which are between the lower value of 1 standard deviation
1 standard deviation above the mean and the higher value of 3 standard deviations
3 standard deviations above the mean.
Step 4
In other words, to calculate the percentage of values that are greater than 1 standard deviation from the mean, we must add the percentage of
values between 1 standard deviation above the mean and 2 standard deviations above the mean to the percentage of values between 2
standard deviations above the mean and 3 standard deviations above the mean.
approximate percentages implied by the Empirical Rule
34%
34%
2.35%
2.35%
13.5%
13.5%
-3 sd
-2 sd
1 sd
+1 sd
+2 sd
+3 sd
I sd
I sd
Mean
percentage of values more than 1 standard deviation above the mean =
% + 2.35%
Therefore, the percentage of vehicle speeds greater than 65 mph, rounded to the nearest whole number, is
%.