5.45 Queuing Simulation. Benny's Barber Shop in Cleveland has five chairs for waiting customers. The number of customers waiting is a random variable Y with the following probability distribution. y 1...


Please review the mean vaules to answer part D of this question.


The mean value of the Y variable was 1.519.


The mean value of the 500 simulated obersevations was 2.92.


What does this illustrate?


5.45 Queuing Simulation. Benny's Barber Shop in Cleveland has<br>five chairs for waiting customers. The number of customers waiting<br>is a random variable Y with the following probability distribution.<br>y<br>1<br>3<br>4<br>5<br>P(Y = y)<br>0.424<br>0.161<br>0.134<br>0.111<br>0.093<br>0.077<br>a. Compute and interpret the mean of the random variable Y.<br>b. In a large number of independent observations, how many cus-<br>tomers will be waiting, on average?<br>c. Use the technology of your choice to simulate 500 observations<br>of the number of customers waiting.<br>d. Obtain the mean of the observations in part (c) and compare<br>it to µy.<br>e. What does part (d) illustrate?<br>

Extracted text: 5.45 Queuing Simulation. Benny's Barber Shop in Cleveland has five chairs for waiting customers. The number of customers waiting is a random variable Y with the following probability distribution. y 1 3 4 5 P(Y = y) 0.424 0.161 0.134 0.111 0.093 0.077 a. Compute and interpret the mean of the random variable Y. b. In a large number of independent observations, how many cus- tomers will be waiting, on average? c. Use the technology of your choice to simulate 500 observations of the number of customers waiting. d. Obtain the mean of the observations in part (c) and compare it to µy. e. What does part (d) illustrate?

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