URGENT: Week 3 Question 12 & 13.

[Garima Sikka]

I have a doubt regarding the solution of the  above question. 

Since the players played 1000 matches, but we have been only given the frequency for 500 awards, we need to double the awards and the frequency of awards will be double, although the relative frequency will remain unchanged for 1000, as it is for 500. 

Please if someone could give me proper reasoning and explain it to me throughly the concept used behind it. I am not confused about the numbers and calculations, rather the concept. Why do we not double the frequency of mom awards to match the 1000 matches?

I’d be really grateful if someone could explain me?

[Natasha Chhajer]

Hello,

The frequency will be 500 since the question says this it has tabulated a list of players who have played atleast 1000 matches so each player must have played 1000 matches individually. 1000 match is a broader category so 11x1000 matches = 11,000 matches played by the total team of 11 players included in this list. Now, every time a team plays, they might not get a man of the match. If it's A & B team having a match so if A wins then any one player gets a MoM and no one from B will get MoM no matter how good they have played. Winning teams gets a MoM award. Assuming some matches are won & some are lost we get total 500 matches in which these 11 players get MoM. Read the line... Each of whom have played 1000 matches...

Hope you understand my point.

Thanks.

Have a good day!

[Kartik Enumula]

Hello,

The question says - the "Most" number of MOM awards won by a team of 11 players. So we cannot assume that the team won MOM awards in every match (1000). Out of the 1000, the entire team has won a certain 'n' number of times. 

Thanks,