Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data (4th Edition)

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Chapter 5 - Section 5.1 - Assess Your Understanding - Applying the Concepts - Page 268: 49

Answer

Yes, the dice are loaded.

Work Step by Step

The sample space for "rolling a die" is: S = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}. So, $N(S)=6$. For the event "rolling a six" we have one outcome: E = "rolling a six" = (6). So, $N(E)=1$. Using the Classical Method: $P(rolling a six)=\frac{N(E)}{N(S)}=\frac{1}{6}\approx0.167$ So, you after rolling a fair die 400 times, we would expect to roll a six $0.167\times400=66.8\approx67$ times. We would, also, expect the same frquency for each value of die. We conclude that the dice are loaded.
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