Question 15.17

17. In the following game of kicker-versus-goalie, the kicker’s likelihood of being successful in kicking certain goals is given in the game matrix. Recall that the kicker can kick to the goalie’s left or the goalie’s right and the goalie can dive to the left or to the right .

Goalie
Kicker 0.2 0.7
0.8 0.3

Which is the best strategy for the kicker?

  1. Always kick the ball to the goalie’s left.
  2. Always kick the ball to the goalie’s right.
  3. Kick the ball equally often to the goalie’s left and to the goalie’s right.

17.

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