Airplane crashes National newspapers such as USA Today and t

Airplane crashes: National newspapers such as USA Today and the New York Times carry many more stories about deaths from airplane crashes than about deaths from auto crashes, even though the total number of deaths from auto crashes is much higher. Why do the news media give more attention to airplane crashes? What are the implications concerning probability?

Asbestos in schools: High exposures to asbestos are dangerous. Low exposures, such as that experienced by teachers and students in schools where asbestos is present in the insulation around pipes, are not very risky. Why do we take asbestos so much more seriously than driving and the probability of car accidents? Give your own example of probability and risk.

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Airplane crashes: National newspapers such as USA Today and the New York Times carry many more stories about deaths from airplane crashes than about deaths from auto crashes, even though the total number of deaths from auto crashes is much higher. Why do the news media give more attention to airplane crashes? What are the implications concerning probability?

They give more attention to airplane crashes because it is more interesting because of the extent of the damages and because it is more unusual [hence, it is worth knowing each time it happened].

From this, you can think that the probability of a plane crash is much less than the probability of auto crashes.

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