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Free throws The figure below shows the results of a basketball player shooting several free throws. Explain what this graph says about chance behavior in the short run and long run.

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Probabilities describe what will happen in the long run. Short bursts of random events when shooting a basketball do not appear random to us because they lack the consistency that only a huge number of repetitions can provide.

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Step 1. Given Information 

A graph depicting the short and long-term random behaviour of a virtual basketball player shooting many free throws.

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Step 2. Concept Used  

A figure between 0 and 1 that describes the proportion of times an event would occur in a very long sequence of repetitions is the probability of any outcome of a chance process.

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Step 3. Explanation  

Hit rates will be closer to the genuine average in the long run as players shoot more free throws, but percentages may not be a good indicator of a player's ability in the short term. As a result, the graph's outcome.

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