The Statistics of a Particular Basketball Player State That He

question 33

Multiple Choice

The statistics of a particular basketball player state that he makes 4 out of 5 free-throw attempts.The basketball player is just about to attempt a free throw.What do you estimate the probability that the player makes this next free throw to be?

• A)0.16
• B)50-50-either he makes it or he doesn't.
• C)0.80
• D)1.2

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