In testing a certain kind of missile, target accuracy is measured by the average distance X (from the target) at which the missile explodes. The distance X is measured in miles and the sampling distribution of X is given by:

X 0 10 50 100
P(X) 1⁄40 1/20 1⁄10 33⁄40

Calculate the variance of this sampling distribution.

a) 27.6

b) 5138.7

c) 761.0

d) 253.7

e) 88.0

f) None of the above

Let us imagine that the number of automobile accidents in a certain region are related to the regional number of registered automobiles in tens of thousands (b1), alcoholic beverage sales in $10,000 (b2), and decrease in the price of gasoline in cents (b3). furthermore, imagine that the regression formula has been calculated as: y = a + b1x1 + b2x2 + b3x3 where y = the number of automobile accidents, a = 7.5, b1 = 3.5, b2 = 4.5, and b3 = 2.5 calculate the expected number of automobile accidents for a football weekend if the region has 25,000 registered vehicles, $75,000 worth of beer is sold, and a gas war causes a 10 cent drop in a gallon of gas.