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To find: Whether typical major league could be hit 0.300 just by chance. Also, compute the
Answer to Problem 94E
No, it is not by chance.
Explanation of Solution
Given:
Number of trials ( n ) = 500
Probability of success ( p ) = 0.260
Calculation:
The mean and standard deviation can be calculated as:
Here, n is large enough. Thus, normal approximation could be used here.
Since, the probability is above 5%. Thus, it is not by chance.
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