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Statistics for Data Science I · Quiz 2 · 4 Aug 2024 · May 2024 term

Question 2: Find the probability that a randomly chosen passenger get…

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A city has three main taxi companies: Red Taxi, Blue Taxi, and Green Taxi. Historical data shows that 20% of the passengers use Red Taxi, 50% use Blue Taxi, and 30% use Green Taxi. If 5% of the cars from Red Taxi, 4% from Blue Taxi, and 8% from Green Taxi have engine issues.
Based on the given information, answer the given subquestions.

Find the probability that a randomly chosen passenger gets a taxi with engine issues? Enter the answer correct to three decimal places.

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Correct answer: 0.054 (accepted within ±0.003)

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Question 2 of 15 in the IIT Madras BS Statistics for Data Science I (Stats 1) Quiz 2 paper sat on 4 Aug 2024, in the May 2024 term (IIT M DIPLOMA AN EXAM QDD2 4 Aug 2024). It carries 3 marks.

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