Questions: James is interested in the relationship between weather conditions and whether the downtown train he sometimes takes runs on time. For a year, James records whether each day is sunny, cloudy, rainy, or snowy, as well as whether this train arrives on time or is delayed. His results are displayed in the table below.
Weather condition On time Delayed Total
Sunny 167 3 170
Cloudy 115 5 120
Rainy 40 15 55
Snowy 8 12 20
Total 330 35 365
Which graph displays the conditional distributions of arrival status for each weather condition?
Transcript text: James is interested in the relationship between weather conditions and whether the downtown train he sometimes takes runs on time. For a year, James records whether each day is sunny, cloudy, rainy, or snowy, as well as whether this train arrives on time or is delayed. His results are displayed in the table below.
\begin{tabular}{llll}
\hline Weather condition & On time & Delayed & Total \\
\hline Sunny & 167 & 3 & 170 \\
\hline Cloudy & 115 & 5 & 120 \\
\hline Rainy & 40 & 15 & 55 \\
\hline Snowy & 8 & 12 & 20 \\
\hline Total & 330 & 35 & 365 \\
\hline
\end{tabular}
Which graph displays the conditional distributions of arrival status for each weather condition?
Solution
Solution Steps
Step 1: Understand the Problem
James is analyzing the relationship between weather conditions and the punctuality of a downtown train. The data provided includes the number of times the train was on time or delayed under different weather conditions (sunny, cloudy, rainy, snowy).
Step 2: Identify the Data
The table provides the following data:
Sunny: On time = 167, Delayed = 170
Cloudy: On time = 115, Delayed = 55
Rainy: On time = 33, Delayed = 15
Snowy: On time = 15, Delayed = 35
Step 3: Calculate Conditional Distributions
To find the conditional distributions of arrival status for each weather condition, calculate the percentage of on-time and delayed trains for each weather condition.
Sunny:
Total: 167 + 170 = 337
On time: (167 / 337) * 100 ≈ 49.6%
Delayed: (170 / 337) * 100 ≈ 50.4%
Cloudy:
Total: 115 + 55 = 170
On time: (115 / 170) * 100 ≈ 67.6%
Delayed: (55 / 170) * 100 ≈ 32.4%
Rainy:
Total: 33 + 15 = 48
On time: (33 / 48) * 100 ≈ 68.8%
Delayed: (15 / 48) * 100 ≈ 31.2%
Snowy:
Total: 15 + 35 = 50
On time: (15 / 50) * 100 = 30%
Delayed: (35 / 50) * 100 = 70%
Step 4: Match the Graph
Compare the calculated percentages with the graphs provided to determine which graph correctly displays the conditional distributions.
Final Answer
The first graph correctly displays the conditional distributions of arrival status for each weather condition.