statistics of basketball player makes 4 out of 5 free-throw attempts. during the

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statistics of basketball player makes 4 out of 5 free-throw attempts. during the season the the player makes an average of about 200 free throw attempts. on how many of these throws would you estimate he will actually score a point? A. 80. B. 200 C. 230 D. 160 statistics of basketball player makes 4 out of 5 free-throw attempts. during the season the the player makes an average of about 200 free throw attempts. on how many of these throws would you estimate he will actually score a point? A. 80. B. 200 C. 230 D. 160 statistics of basketball player makes 4 out of 5 free-throw attempts. during the season the the player makes an average of about 200 free throw attempts. on how many of these throws would you estimate he will actually score a point? A. 80. B. 200 C. 230 D. 160

Explanation / Answer

Probability of success in a throw = 4/5 = 0.80

No of hits is binomial as each trial is independent with two outcomes

Mean of binomial distribution = np

n =200 and p = 0.80

Hence No of throws we estimate he will actually score a point = 200(0.80)

= 160

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