Question 1042175
In an ideal world, any two events would be independent. However, if Yao Ming is on a hot streak hitting many shots in a row, then the probability of making the next shot is probably going to be larger than normal. This is because there is a mental/psychological aspect to the game. Also, it could work in the other way: if Yao Ming keeps missing a shot, then the probability could be smaller than normal. 


The table can be used to compute the probabilities of hitting exactly 0 shots, exactly 1 shot, or exactly 2 shots using the binomial distribution theorem. The value of p would be drawn from the table and each event would be assumed to be independent. While this isn't necessarily true in the real world, it's still a fairly good approximation.