Dwyane Wade of the Miami Heat hit 569 of his 1,093 field goal attempts in the 2012/2013 season for a shooting percentage of 52.1%. Over the lifetime of Dwyane’s career, can we say that Dwyane is more likely than not to make a field goal?
a. Is the long-run proportion of Dwyane making a field goal a parameter or a statistic?
b. Is 52.1% a parameter or a statistic?
c. When simulating possible outcomes assuming the chance model, how many times would you fl ip a coin for one repetition of the 20122013 season?
d. With each repetition, what would you keep track of?
e. What would be a typical value from a repetition of 1093 coin flips? Justify your answer.