Jane Peterson has taken Amtrak to travel from New York to Washington, DC, on six
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Question
Jane Peterson has taken Amtrak to travel from New York to Washington, DC, on sixteen occasions, of which four times the train was late. Therefore, Jane tells her friends that the probability that this train will arrive on time is 0.25.
Calculate the actual probability that this train will arrive late. (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)
Actual Probability:
Jane Peterson has taken Amtrak to travel from New York to Washington, DC, on sixteen occasions, of which four times the train was late. Therefore, Jane tells her friends that the probability that this train will arrive on time is 0.25.
Explanation / Answer
a)probblity of train arrive at late is =4/16=1/4=0.25
b) answer (A)Empirical probability
c)(A)The experiment must be repeated a large number of times for empirical probabilities to be accurate.