The law of averages. The baseball player Ichiro Suzuki gets a hit about 1/3 of the time

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The “law of averages.” The baseball player Ichiro Suzuki gets a hit about 1/3 of the time over an entire season. After he has failed to hit safely in nine straight at-bats, the TV commentator says, “Ichiro is due for a hit by the law of averages.” Is that right? Why?

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Statistics Concepts And Controversies

ISBN: 9781429277761

7th Edition

Authors: David S Moore, William I Notz

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