Question

in a national survey college students were asked, how often do you wear a seat belt when riding in a car driven by someone else? the response frequencies appear in the table to the right. (a) construct a probability model for seat - belt use by a passenger. (b) would you consider it unusual to find a college student who never wears a seat belt when riding in a car driven by someone else? (a) complete the table below. response probability never (round to the nearest thousandth as needed.) response frequency never 108 rarely 338 sometimes 574 most of the time 1129 always 2373

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate total frequency

$108 + 338+574 + 1129+2373=4522$

Step2: Calculate probability of 'Never'

The probability $P$ of an event is given by $P=\frac{\text{Frequency of the event}}{\text{Total frequency}}$. For the 'Never' response, $P=\frac{108}{4522}\approx 0.024$

Answer:

$0.024$