The University Police Department Must Write, on Average, Five Tickets

question 116

Multiple Choice

The university police department must write, on average, five tickets per day to keep department revenues at budgeted levels. Suppose the number of tickets written per day follows a Poisson distribution with a mean of 7.5. Interpret the value of the mean.

• A) If we sampled all days, the arithmetic average number of tickets written would be 7.5 tickets per day.
• B) The number of tickets that is written most often is 7.5 tickets per day.
• C) On half of the days less than 7.5 tickets are written and on half of the days have more than 7.5 tickets are written.
• D) The mean has no interpretation since 0.5 ticket can never be written.

Grasp the reasons behind the shapes of the aggregate demand and aggregate supply curves.

Recognize the role of expectations in economics, especially regarding price levels.

Understand the impact of changes in the price level on consumption, investment, and net exports.

Acknowledge the reasons for and effects of economic fluctuations.

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