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The National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration analyzed thefts of new cars in $2002,$ as well as sales for that year. $^{18}$ (a) There were 99 Corvettes stolen, and 26 Infiniti $Q 45$ sedans. Should you conclude that American thieves prefer American cars? Or is something missing from the equation? (b) There were 50 BMW 7 -series cars cars cors compared to 146 in the 3 -series. Should you conclude that thieves prefer smaller cars, which are more economical to run and easier to park? Or is something missing from the equation? (c) There were 429 Liberty Jeeps stolen, compared to $207,991$ sold, for a rate of 2 per $100,000 .$ True or false and explain: the rate is low because the denominator is large.

          The National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration analyzed thefts of new cars in $2002,$ as well as sales for that year. $^{18}$
(a) There were 99 Corvettes stolen, and 26 Infiniti $Q 45$ sedans. Should you conclude that American thieves prefer American cars? Or is something missing from the equation?
(b) There were 50 BMW 7 -series cars cars cors compared to 146 in the 3 -series. Should you conclude that thieves prefer smaller cars, which are more economical to run and easier to park? Or is something missing from the equation?
(c) There were 429 Liberty Jeeps stolen, compared to $207,991$ sold, for a rate of 2 per $100,000 .$ True or false and explain: the rate is low because the denominator is large.

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