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Question
Poker is back. It is so popular that the internet is loaded with on-line poker sites. Johnny C. is a poker enthusiast who believes that a certain on-line site is manipulating the probabilities to encourage winning. He has recorded the results of 3 months of playing with the accepted probabilities for each hand, n = 2,996.
Hand
1 pair
2 pair
3 of a kind
Straight
Flush
Full House
Other
Probability
0.4425
0.0475
0.0211
0.0039
0.0020
0.0014
0.4816
Number of Hands
1,309
140
59
13
5
7
1,463
Expected Values
a) Test Johnny C
Hand
1 pair
2 pair
3 of a kind
Straight
Flush
Full House
Other
Probability
0.4425
0.0475
0.0211
0.0039
0.0020
0.0014
0.4816
Number of Hands
1,309
140
59
13
5
7
1,463
Expected Values
Explanation / Answer
a) To Test Johnny C