Answer: 0.5898
Step-by-step explanation:
Given : J.J. Redick of the Los Angeles Clippers had a free throw shooting percentage of 0.901 .
We assume that,
The probability that .J. Redick makes any given free throw =0.901 (1)
Free throws are independent.
So it is a binomial distribution .
Using binomial probability formula, the probability of getting success in x trials :
[tex]P(X=x)^nC_xp^x(1-p)^{n-x}[/tex]
, where n= total trials
p= probability of getting in each trial.
Let x be binomial variable that represents the number of a=makes.
n= 14
p= 0.901 (from (1))
The probability that he makes at least 13 of them will be :-
[tex]P(x\geq13)=P(x=13)+P(x=14)[/tex]
[tex]=^{14}C_{13}(0.901)^{13}(1-0.901)^1+^{14}C_{14}(0.901)^{14}(1-0.901)^0\\\\=(14)(0.901)^{13}(0.099)+(1)(0.901)^{14}\ \ [\because\ ^nC_n=1\ \&\ ^nC_{n-1}=n ]\\\\\approx0.3574+0.2324=0.5898[/tex]
∴ The required probability = 0.5898
