A manufacturer is considering the manufacture of a new and better mousetrap. She estimates the probability that the new mousetrap is successful is 3/4. If it is successful it would generate profits of $120,000. The development costs for the mousetrap are $98,000. What is the expected value of the project?

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Estimation

A new framework of data analysis where the new statistical methods are used for interpreting the results and analyzing the data is known as estimation in statistics.