The table below shows the number of deaths in the U.S. in a year due to a variety of causes. For these questions, assume these values are not changing.
Cause Deaths
Passenger car occupant (driver or rider) 13,100
Motorcycle (driver or rider) 4,500
Tornado 553
Skydiving 56
e) Estimate the probability that you will die as the result of a tornado next year?
Make sure your answer is accurate to at least 2 significant figures (values after leading zeros)
f) Why is this answer different than the probability for an American chosen at random?
g) People sometimes claim skydiving is less dangerous than driving or riding in a car. Does the data support this claim? Explain.
h) People sometimes claim motorcycle riding is less dangerous than traveling by car. Does the data support this claim? What additional information and/or calculations would be useful to evaluate this claim?
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