The table shows the number of accidents, fatalities, hours and miles flew for U.S. airlines. Year Accidents Fatalities Hours flown Miles flown 2000 59 98 16.7 million 7.1 billions 2005 36 28 18.7 7.8 2010 29 0 17.2 7.3 2015 25 0 17.4 7.6 a. Compute the accident rate per million hours flown in 2000 and 2015. By this measure, has travel on U.S. airlines become safer?b. Compute the accident rate per billion miles flown in 2000 and 2015. By this measure, has travel on U.S. airlines become safer?

The table shows the number of accidents, fatalities, hours and miles flew for U.S. airlines. Year Accidents Fatalities Hours flown Miles flown 2000 59 98 16.7 million 7.1 billions 2005 36 28 18.7 7.8...

The table shows the number of accidents, fatalities, hours and miles flew for U.S. airlines.

a. Compute the accident rate per million hours flown in 2000 and 2015. By this measure, has travel on U.S. airlines become safer?

b. Compute the accident rate per billion miles flown in 2000 and 2015. By this measure, has travel on U.S. airlines become safer?

Jun 04, 2022