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Chapter 5: Q. 8 (page 309)

Due to a hit A very good professional baseball player gets a hit about 35% of the time

over an entire season. After the player failed to hit safely in six straight at-bats, a TV

As one commentator said, 鈥淗e is due for a hit.鈥� Explain why the commentator is wrong.

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According to the data provided in this issue, this baseball player had a chance of hitting a home run over the course of a season

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 Step 1: Given information 

We have to tell that why the commentator is wrong.

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 Step 2: Explanation 

We must determine whether the TV announcer was correct in predicting that the time baseball player would hit based on the lowest of averages.

According to the data provided in this issue, this baseball player had a 35% chance of hitting a home run over the course of a season. This player missed a hit 66 times in a row in this game.

The analyst predicted that this baseball player would be hit by the lowest of averages the next time.

We can't apply low averages to a short number of at-bats, hence this statement is incorrect. As a result, this player has a 35percent chance of hitting in the next round.

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