What Do You Conclude About the Claim Below? Do Not

question 37

Essay

What do you conclude about the claim below? Do not use formal procedures or exact calculations. Use only the rare event rule and make a subjective estimate to determine whether the event is likely. Claim: A roulette wheel is fair and in 40 consecutive spins of the wheel, black shows up 23 times. (A roulette wheel has 38 equally likely slots of which 18 are black).

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Definitions:

Compliance

The act of following and adhering to rules, regulations, or requests established by authorities or organizations.

Coercive

Employing force or intimidation to obtain compliance or control over others.

Instrumental Compliance

Following rules or guidelines not out of agreement or belief but as a means to achieve a certain goal or reward.

Imitates

To take or follow as a model; to replicate someone’s behavior or actions.