Finite Mathematics and Calculus with Applications (10th Edition)
Finite Mathematics and Calculus with Applications (10th Edition)
10th Edition
ISBN: 9780321979407
Author: Margaret L. Lial, Raymond N. Greenwell, Nathan P. Ritchey
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 18.1, Problem 51E

Time of Traffic Fatality The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration records the time of day of fatal crashes. The table on the next page gives the time of day (in hours since midnight) and the frequency of fatal crashes in 2012. Source: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

(a)    Plot the data. What type of function appears to best match these data?

(b)    Use the regression feature on your graphing calculator to find a cubic equation that models the time of day, t, and the number of traffic fatalities, T(t). Use the midpoint value to estimate the time in each interval. Graph the function with the plot of the data. Does the graph fit the data?

Time of Day Midpoint of Interval (hours) Frequency
0–3 1.5 3817
3–6 4.5 2560
6–9 7.5 2950
9–12 10.5 2982
12–15 13.5 3973
15–18 16.5 4964
18–21 19.5 5003
21–24 22.5 4310
Total   30,559

(c)    By finding an appropriate constant k, find a function S(t) = kT(t) that is a probability density function describing the probability of a traffic fatality at a particular time of day.

(d)    For a randomly chosen traffic fatality, find the probabilities that the accident occurred between 12 a.m. and 2 a.m. (t = 0 to t = 2) and between 4 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. (t = 16 to t = 17.5).

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