Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data (4th Edition)

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Chapter 6 - Section 6.1 - Assess Your Understanding - Applying the Concepts - Page 331: 19c

Answer

$μ_x=1.6$ If Ichiro Suzuki plays a large number of games, we would expect the mean number of hits to be about $1.6$

Work Step by Step

$μ_x=[x.P(x)]=0[P(0)]+1[P(1)]+2[P(2)]+3[P(3)]+4[P(4)]+5[P(5)]=0(0.1677)+1(0.3354)+2(0.2857)+3(0.1491)+4(0.0373)+5(0.0248)=1.6273\approx1.6$
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