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Chapter 5: Q. 5 (page 309)

The figure shows the results of a basketball player attempting many 3-point shots. Explain what this graph tells you about chance behavior in the short run and long run.

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The long-run relative frequency is approximately 30%.

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Step 1. Given information

Given: the given graph about the chance behaviour in the long run and long run.

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Step 2. Explanation

By seeing the graph, it is observed that there is too much variability because there are many sharp peaks in the graph for the short run and percent of the shots made looks to be approximately 30percent; therefore the long-run relative frequency is approximately 30%.

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