Swinging Sammy Skor's batting prowess was simulated to get an estimate of the probability that Sammy will get a hit. Let 1 = HIT and 0 = OUT. The output from the simulation was as
Follows. $$\begin{array} { l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l }
1 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 1 & 0 & 0 & 1 & 0 & 0 & 1 & 1 & 1 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 1 & 1 & 1 & 1 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 1 & 1 & 0 & 0 & 1 & 1 & 1 & 1 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 1 & 1 & 1 & 1
\end{array}$$ Estimate the probability that he gets a hit.
A) 0.286
B) 0.301
C) 0.476
D) 0.452

Question

Swinging Sammy Skor's batting prowess was simulated to get an estimate of the probability that Sammy will get a hit. Let 1 = HIT and 0 = OUT. The output from the simulation was as
Follows. $$\begin{array} { l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l } 
1 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 1 & 0 & 0 & 1 & 0 & 0 & 1 & 1 & 1 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 1 & 1 & 1 & 1 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 1 & 1 & 0 & 0 & 1 & 1 & 1 & 1 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 1 & 1 & 1 & 1
\end{array}$$ Estimate the probability that he gets a hit.
A) 0.286
B) 0.301
C) 0.476
D) 0.452

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The probability of a hit is calculated by dividing the number of hits (1s) by the total number of attempts. There are 20 hits out of 42 attempts, so the probability is 20/42 = 0.476.

Swinging Sammy Skor's Batting Prowess Was Simulated to Get an Estimate