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Course: Statistics and probability?>?Unit 7
Lesson 5: Randomness, probability, and simulation- Experimental versus theoretical probability simulation
- Theoretical and experimental probability: Coin flips and die rolls
- Random number list to run experiment
- Random numbers for experimental probability
- Interpret results of simulations
- Statistical significance of experiment
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Interpret results of simulations
Problem
The probability that Maria succeeds at any given free-throw is . She was curious how many free-throws she can expect to succeed in a sample of free-throws.
She simulated samples of free-throws where each free-throw had a probability of being a success.
Maria counted how many free-throws were successes in each simulated sample. Here are her results:
Use her results to estimate the probability that she succeeds at fewer than free-throws in a sample of free-throws.
Give your answer as either a fraction or a decimal.
Give your answer as either a fraction or a decimal.