Stats: Data and Models (3rd Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321692551
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Chapter 14 - From Randomness to Probability - Exercises - Page 350: 5

Answer

The conclusion is wrong.

Work Step by Step

It does not have to be colder than a normal winter, it could be a warm or normal winter. The law of averages was wrongly applied, hence the conclusion is wrong.
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