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. $$100010010011100001111000011001111000001111$$ Estimate the probability that he gets a hit.
A) 0.301
B) 0.286
C) 0.452
D) 0.476

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The probability of getting a hit is the number of hits divided by the total number of at-bats. In this case, there are 16 hits and 34 at-bats, so the probability of getting a hit is 16/34 = 0.476.

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