Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data (4th Edition)

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Chapter 5 - Review - Review Exercises - Page 316: 29e

Answer

No.

Work Step by Step

Before the game starts each player has the same chance of winning. There are 5 players (sample space). Using the Classical Method (page 259): $P(I~win)=\frac{N(I~win)}{N(S)}=\frac{1}{5}=0.2$ But, in the present situation, $P(get~two~clubs~in~a~row)=0.03415\lt0.2$ I think it is better to give up.
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