For anyone living under a rock this past week, the "deflategate " argument has been front and center in the sports media, but I have been unable to find a statistic that shows probability.
If you are unaware of the circumstance, in last weeks AFC championship game, it was found that 11 out of 12 of the Patriots footballs were under inflated. Their opponents, the Colts had zero footballs under inflated. There is an advantage to playing with an under inflated ball (I can explain if you care to hear the explanation). Recently, there has been some "scientific" explanations reasoning that the atmospheric pressure and temperature changes can alter the PSI of the ball. While I understand this to be true, I'd like to see the formula/explanation that shows the probability that the 11 under inflated balls out of 24 tested all belong to the Patriots. Thanks!
If you are unaware of the circumstance, in last weeks AFC championship game, it was found that 11 out of 12 of the Patriots footballs were under inflated. Their opponents, the Colts had zero footballs under inflated. There is an advantage to playing with an under inflated ball (I can explain if you care to hear the explanation). Recently, there has been some "scientific" explanations reasoning that the atmospheric pressure and temperature changes can alter the PSI of the ball. While I understand this to be true, I'd like to see the formula/explanation that shows the probability that the 11 under inflated balls out of 24 tested all belong to the Patriots. Thanks!
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