During his 2009 MVP season for the St. Louis Cardinals, Albert Pujols batted 0.327, meaning that his probability of getting a hit in any at bat was 0.327.

In a 2009 game, during which he came to bat 4 times, Albert Pujols could expect to get at least 1 hit. That is, E(X) 1.

True or False.

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During his 2009 MVP season for the St. Louis Cardinals, Albert Pujols batted 0.327, meaning that his probability of getting a hit in any at bat was 0.327.

In a 2009 game, during which he came to bat 4 times, Albert Pujols could expect to get at least 1 hit. That is, E(X) > 1.

True or False.

anonymous · Answer

I believe this is true. He has more than a 25% chance of batting. But the E(x) > 1 doesn't make sense to me. .327 is less than 1 so it would be false. Help would be great!

anonymous · Answer

Apex answer is, true.