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MATH125: Unit 4 Individual Project

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1. In how many ways can 5 states be selected from the top 10 states with the most murders if the order of the 5 states matters ?

In how many ways can 5 states be selected from the top 10 states with the most murders if the order of the 5 states does not matter ?

	ANSWERS
Oder is considered
Order is NOT considered

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2. What would be the probability that randomly choosing 3 states from the top 6 murder states would actually be the top 3 states for murders in the United States in exact correct decreasing order (1. CA, 2. TX, 3. NY)?

	ANSWER
Probability

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3. Find the top 20 states with the most number of total murders. Then, calculate the mean, median, and mode.

RANK	TOP 20 STATES	TOTAL MURDERS
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
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12
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16
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18
19
20

	ANSWERS
MEAN
MEDIAN
MODE

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4. Calculate the variance and standard deviation for the top 20 states with the most number of total murders.

	ANSWERS
VARIANCE
STANDARD DEVIATION

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5. In Texas, given that a specific person was murdered by a firearm, what is the probability that the murder was committed with a rifle?

	ANSWER
Probability

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6. In California, given that a specific person was murdered by a firearm, what is the probability that the murder was committed either with a rifle or a shotgun?

	ANSWER
Probability

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7. Choose 2 states, and determine how many more times likely a person is to be murdered using a handgun in one state compared to the other state if the person is murdered.

CHOSEN STATES	PROBABILITY

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8. For what reasons do you think California and Texas seemingly had a disproportionate number of murders than New York and Pennsylvania in 2011? Please do your research and include the references that support your answer.

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