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Cases 10
Investigation
Objective
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Directions

This study investigates this year's performance targets of a pirate company. Drag only the relevant data into your Research Journal for the study's Objective.

Objectives
Help the captains of Peasant Fortune and Boring Galley decide if they are able to meet this year's performance targets. drag ↗

Study Information

The Blackbeard Company is a pirate company. Each ship patrols a region, closing in under a "false flag." Once close, it captures using:
- Black flag: signals surrender immediately.
- Red flag: used only if black flag fails.

Of the four ships owned by Blackbeard, two are underperforming severely: Peasant Fortune and Boring Galley. This year, the company decides that these two ships must capture at least 20 ships each. The captains decide to implement a few innovations:

📊 Number of capture attempts goes up by 25% compared to last year drag ↗
🚩 Chance of black-flag captures in Stage 2 goes up by 15% compared to last year drag ↗
🚩 Chance of red-flag captures in Stage 2 goes up by 5% compared to last year drag ↗
🎯 Target: capture at least 20 ships each this year drag ↗

Exhibit 1: Blackbeard pirate ship operation statistics (last year)

Flag attempts
Close-in attempts
Capture attempts
6045 3015 0

Exhibit 2: Last year's capture rates by flag type

Probability of a successful capture for each flag stage, per ship, last year.

Ship Black-flag rate Red-flag rate
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Please gather only the information you need for the study's objective. You can reorganize the Research Journal and remove anything irrelevant. You will still have access to all information in the Analysis Stage.

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The Analysis Phase

You will now answer 4 questions using the Calculator and your Research Journal.

Each question must be answered in order. Once you advance, you cannot go back.

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