This Table Shows the Result of the Big Eight Conference

question 218

Essay

This table shows the result of the Big Eight Conference for the 1990 college football season. This is referred to as a "perfect progression". Assuming the "Lost" score for each team is chosen at random at range 0-7, find the probability that the result is from a perfect progression. $$\begin{array} { | c | c | c | } \hline \text { Team } & \text { Won } & \text { Lost } \\\hline \text { Nebraska(NU) } & 7 & 0 \\\hline \text { Oklahoma(OU) } & 6 & 1 \\\hline \text { Oklahoma State(OSU) } & 5 & 2 \\\hline \text { Colorado(CU) } & 4 & 3 \\\hline \text { Iowa State(ISU) } & 3 & 4 \\\hline \text { Missouri(MU) } & 2 & 5 \\\hline \text { Kansas(KU) } & 1 & 6 \\\hline \text { Minnesota State(MSU) } & 0 & 7 \\\hline\end{array}$$

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Definitions:

Sublimation

A psychological defense mechanism where socially unacceptable impulses or idealizations are transformed into socially acceptable actions or behavior.

Projecting

A defense mechanism where one attributes one's own unacceptable thoughts or feelings to others.

Identifying

The process of recognizing and labeling specific elements or characteristics as belonging to a certain category.

Sublimating

Sublimating is a defense mechanism proposed by Freud where negative urges and impulses are converted into socially acceptable behaviors.