Sports Announcers Often Refer to a Baseball Batter in a Hitting

question 56

Multiple Choice

Sports announcers often refer to a baseball batter in a hitting slump as "being due." If they are correct, then it must be the case that

• A)a batter's hits are randomly distributed.
• B)a batter's at-bats are related to each other.
• C)a batter's at-bats are independent of each other.
• D)baseball players are acting irrationally.

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