Solve the Problem

question 15

Essay

Solve the problem. 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:

Reinforcement

The process of encouraging or establishing a pattern of behavior by offering rewards or consequences.

Employer

An entity or individual that hires and pays individuals for their labor or services.

Continuous-Reinforcement

A learning schedule in which every occurrence of the desired behavior is reinforced, thereby facilitating the acquisition of the desired behavior.

Fixed-Ratio

In behavioral psychology, a schedule of reinforcement where a response is reinforced only after a specified number of responses.