A man claims to have extrasensory perception (ESP). As a test, a fair coin is flipped 24 times, and the man is asked to predict the outcome in advance. He gets 18 out of 24 correct. What is the probability that he would have done at least this well if he had no ESP?

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 A man claims to have extrasensory perception (ESP). As a test, a fair coin is flipped 24 times, and the man is asked to predict the outcome in advance. He gets 18 out of 24 correct. What is the probability that he would have done at least this well if he had no ESP?

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