Housing Prices Going into the Real Estate Bubble The following table shows the average percentage increase in the price of a house in 9 regions of the United States. New England 300 Pacific 225 Middle Atlantic 125 South Atlantic 175 Mountain 50 West North Central 175 West South Central 175 East North Central 225 East South Central 125 Let X be the percentage increase in the price of a house in a randomly selected region. (a) What are the values of X? (Enter your answers from smallest to largest. Do not enter redundant values.) X = X = X = X = X = (b) Compute the frequency and probability distribution of X. 50 125 175 225 300 P(X = x) Frequency (c) What is the probability that, in a randomly selected region, the percentage increase in the cost of a house exceeded 150%?

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**Housing Prices Going into the Real Estate Bubble**  

The following table shows the average percentage increase in the price of a house in 9 regions of the United States.  

| Region               | Percentage Increase |
|----------------------|---------------------|
| New England          | 300                 |
| Pacific              | 225                 |
| Middle Atlantic      | 125                 |
| South Atlantic       | 175                 |
| Mountain             | 50                  |
| West North Central   | 175                 |
| West South Central   | 175                 |
| East North Central   | 225                 |
| East South Central   | 125                 |

Let \( X \) be the percentage increase in the price of a house in a randomly selected region.

**(a) What are the values of \( X \)?**  
(Enter your answers from smallest to largest. Do not enter redundant values.)

- \( X = \) 
- \( X = \) 
- \( X = \) 
- \( X = \) 
- \( X = \) 

**(b) Compute the frequency and probability distribution of \( X \).**

| \( x \)        | 50  | 125 | 175 | 225 | 300 |
|----------------|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
| \( P(X = x) \) |     |     |     |     |     |
| Frequency      |     |     |     |     |     |

**(c) What is the probability that, in a randomly selected region, the percentage increase in the cost of a house exceeded 150%?**
    
In the second table provided, you will fill in the frequency for each unique percentage increase from the first table, and then determine the probability distribution by dividing each frequency by the total number of regions (9). For question (c), identify the frequencies of regions with percentage increases greater than 150% and calculate their combined probability.
Transcribed Image Text:**Housing Prices Going into the Real Estate Bubble** The following table shows the average percentage increase in the price of a house in 9 regions of the United States. | Region | Percentage Increase | |----------------------|---------------------| | New England | 300 | | Pacific | 225 | | Middle Atlantic | 125 | | South Atlantic | 175 | | Mountain | 50 | | West North Central | 175 | | West South Central | 175 | | East North Central | 225 | | East South Central | 125 | Let \( X \) be the percentage increase in the price of a house in a randomly selected region. **(a) What are the values of \( X \)?** (Enter your answers from smallest to largest. Do not enter redundant values.) - \( X = \) - \( X = \) - \( X = \) - \( X = \) - \( X = \) **(b) Compute the frequency and probability distribution of \( X \).** | \( x \) | 50 | 125 | 175 | 225 | 300 | |----------------|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----| | \( P(X = x) \) | | | | | | | Frequency | | | | | | **(c) What is the probability that, in a randomly selected region, the percentage increase in the cost of a house exceeded 150%?** In the second table provided, you will fill in the frequency for each unique percentage increase from the first table, and then determine the probability distribution by dividing each frequency by the total number of regions (9). For question (c), identify the frequencies of regions with percentage increases greater than 150% and calculate their combined probability.
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