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Chapter 5: Q. 5 (page 309)

Three pointers The figure shows the results of a basketball player attempting many3‐

point shots. Explain what this graph tells you about chance behavior in the short run and

long run.

Short Answer

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In the short run, there is a lot of variability in the percent of shorts made while in long run probability of making a shot is about30%.

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01

Given information 

We have been given a graph of a basketball player attempting many 3‐ point shots.

We need to find out from the graph the chance behavior in the short run and long run.

02

Explanation

In the short run, we saw a lot of sharp peaks to the left in the graph which is the reason for a lot of variability in the percent of shots made.

In the long run that is for a large no. of shots the percent of shots made appears to be about 30%in the graph and this implies that the probability of making a shot is about 30%

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