a basketball player with a 69 shooting percentage has just m

a basketball player with a 69% shooting percentage has just made 6 shots in a row. the accouner says this player \"is hot tonight! she\'s in the zone! assumer the player takes about 20 shots per game. is it unusual for her to make 6 or more shots in a row during a game?

a. no, because this occurs in about 76% of the games she plays.
b. no, because this occurs in about 52% of the games she plays.
c. yes, it is unusual.
d. no, because this occurs in about 24% of the games she plays.

Solution

the sucess propotion is 0.69. In a sample of 20 shoots there was 6 or more shoots in a row that makes our sample success proportion 6/20=0.3. Now let us test

So yes it is unusual indeed.