Question

a police officer randomly selected 587 police records of larceny thefts. the accompanying data represent the number of offenses for various types of larceny thefts. (a) construct a probability model for type of larceny theft. (b) are coin - operated machine larcenies unusual? (c) are motor vehicle accessory larcenies unusual? click the icon to view the table. from buildings 0.199 from coin - operated machines 0.019 (round to three decimal places as needed.) (b) choose the correct answer below. a. no, because the probability of an unusual event is 0. b. yes, because there were 11 cases of coin - operated machine larcenies in the randomly selected records. c. yes, because p(coin - operated machine)<0.5 d. yes, because p(coin - operated machine)<0.05

Explanation:

Step1: Recall the definition of an unusual event

In probability, an event is considered unusual if its probability is less than or equal to 0.05.

Step2: Analyze the probability of coin - operated machine larcenies

The probability of coin - operated machine larcenies is 0.019, and 0.019 < 0.05.

Answer:

D. Yes, because P(coin - operated machine)< 0.05