Question

The ages of cars in the staff parking lot of a suburban college are uniformly distributed from 0 to 8 years. a) What is the mean age of cars in the lot

Answer 1

Answer:

$Mean = 4$

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

Range = 0 to 8 years

Distribution: Uniform Distribution

Required

Determine the mean

The mean of a uniform distribution is calculated as thus:

$Mean = \frac{a + b}{2}$

Where a and b are the range of the distribution

In this case:

$b = 8; a = 0$

So, we have:

$Mean = \frac{0 + 8}{2}$

$Mean = \frac{8}{2}$

$Mean = 4$