On 100 different days, a traffic engineer counts the number of cars that pass through a certain intersection between 5 P.M. and 5:05 P.M. The results are presented in the following table.
Number of Cars |
Number of Days |
Proportion of Days |
0 |
36 |
0.36 |
1 |
28 |
0.28 |
2 |
15 |
0.15 |
3 |
10 |
0.1 |
4 |
7 |
0.07 |
5 |
4 |
0.04 |
Someone says that neither of the functions is a good model since neither one agrees with the data exactly. Is this right? Explain. Select all the statements that are true.
Check all that apply
1. No, this is not right.
2. The data are a simple random sample, and the model represents the population.
3. Simple random samples generally do not reflect the population exactly.
4. Yes, this is right.
5. Simple random samples generally do reflect the population exactly.
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