Answer to Question #119439 in Statistics and Probability for desmond

Question

Raymond is a basketball player who takes four independent free throws with 70%
probability of getting a basket on each shot. Let X be the number of baskets Raymond
gets. Find the probability that he gets exactly 2 baskets, to 3 decimal places.

Answer 1

We can use the binomial distribution for this problem. We receive the following probability:

$p=C_4^2(0.7)^2(0.3)^2=0.2646\approx0.265$

Answer: 0.265