As a Result of Increasingly Stiff Laws Aimed at Reducing

question 162

Multiple Choice

As a result of increasingly stiff laws aimed at reducing the number of alcohol-related traffic accidents in a certain state, preliminary data indicate that the number of such accidents has been changing at the rate of ​ ​
Accidents/month t months after the laws took effect. There were 962 alcohol-related accidents for the year before the enactment of the laws. Determine how many alcohol-related accidents were expected during the first year the laws were in effect. Please round the answer to the nearest integer.
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• A) 799 accidents
• B) 520 accidents
• C) 991 accidents
• D) 676 accidents
• E) 597 accidents

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Definitions:

Sample Mean

The average value of a sample set of data, calculated by summing all observations and dividing by the number of observations.

Population Mean

The average of all the values in a population; it is a parameter that represents the central point of a population distribution.

Unbiased Estimator

A statistical estimator that, on average, accurately reflects the parameter it estimates, without systematic error.

Sampling Distribution

The likelihood distribution of a statistic derived from a random sample.