Question 19.16

19.16 Curry’s three-point shooting. The basketball player Stephen Curry makes about 44% of his three-point shots over an entire season. Take his probability of a success to be 0.44 on each shot. Using line 122 of Table A, simulate 25 repetitions of his performance in a game in which he shoots 10 three-point shots.

  1. (a) Estimate the probability that Stephen makes at least half of his three-point shots.

  2. (b) Examine the sequence of hits and misses in your 25 repetitions. How long was the longest run of shots made?