LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers hit 558 of his 1,095 field goal attempts in the

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LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers hit 558 of his 1,095 field goal attempts in the 2018/2019 season for a shooting percentage of 51.0%. Over the lifetime of LeBron’s career, can we say he is more likely than not to make a field goal? 

a. Describe the parameter of interest. 

b. Is 51.0% a parameter or a statistic? 

c. What value would the chance model assign to the parameter from (a)? 

d. Describe how you would use coin flipping to simulate the 2018/2019 season under the assumption of the chance model. 

e. What would be a typical value from a repetition of 1,095 coin flips? Justify your answer.

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Introduction To Statistical Investigations

ISBN: 9781119683452

2nd Edition

Authors: Beth L.Chance, George W.Cobb, Allan J.Rossman Nathan Tintle, Todd Swanson Soma Roy

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