Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data (4th Edition)

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Chapter 5 - Section 5.6 - Assess Your Understanding - Applying the Concepts - Page 312: 20a

Answer

$252$ different starting lineups.

Work Step by Step

1) It is not a sequence of choices. 2) The order in which the players are selected does not matter. It is a combination of 10 distinct players taken 5 at a time: $_{10}C_5=\frac{10!}{5!(10-5)!}=\frac{10!}{5!\times5!}=\frac{10\times9\times8\times7\times6\times5\times4\times3\times2\times1}{5\times4\times3\times2\times1\times5\times4\times3\times2\times1}=252$
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