Modern Business Statistics with Microsoft Office Excel (with XLSTAT Education Edition Printed Access Card) (MindTap Course List)
Modern Business Statistics with Microsoft Office Excel (with XLSTAT Education Edition Printed Access Card) (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781337115186
Author: David R. Anderson, Dennis J. Sweeney, Thomas A. Williams, Jeffrey D. Camm, James J. Cochran
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 4.1, Problem 10E

The following table shows the percentage of on-time arrivals, the number of mishandled baggage reports per 1000 passengers, and the number of customer complaints per 1000 passengers for 10 airlines (Forbes website, February, 2014).

Chapter 4.1, Problem 10E, 10. The following table shows the percentage of on-time arrivals, the number of mishandled baggage

  1. a. If you randomly choose a Delta Air Lines flight, what is the probability that this individual flight has an on-time arrival?
  2. b. If you randomly choose one of the 10 airlines for a follow-up study on airline quality ratings, what is the probability that you will choose an airline with less than two mishandled baggage reports per 1000 passengers?
  3. c. If you randomly choose 1 of the 10 airlines for a follow-up study on airline quality ratings, what is the probability that you will choose an airline with more than one customer complaint per 1000 passengers?
  4. d. What is the probability that a randomly selected AirTran Airways flight will not arrive on time?
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