Activity 2. Complete the table. Number of Heads Actual Probability Relative Frequency [Frequency of Occurrence + Total Number of Times the Coins Were Tossed] (Approximate probability) Frequency of Occurrence 0.031 0.156 0.313 1 3 0.313 0.156 0.031 5. Task: 1. Compare the approximate probability values and the actual probability values. 2. How would you make the approximate probability values very close to the actual probability values?

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Toss 5 coins 20 times simultaneously and observe the number of heads that will occur. The possible values of X or the number of heads in 5 coins tossed are 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. 

Activity 2. Complete the table.
Number of
Heads
Relative Frequency
[Frequency of Occurrence + Total
Number of Times the Coins Were
Actual Probability
Frequency
of
Occurrence
Tossed]
(Approximate probability)
0.031
0.156
0.313
0.313
0.156
0.031
Task:
1. Compare the approximate probability values and the actual probability values.
2. How would you make the approximate probability values very close to the actual probability
values?
O1234 5
Transcribed Image Text:Activity 2. Complete the table. Number of Heads Relative Frequency [Frequency of Occurrence + Total Number of Times the Coins Were Actual Probability Frequency of Occurrence Tossed] (Approximate probability) 0.031 0.156 0.313 0.313 0.156 0.031 Task: 1. Compare the approximate probability values and the actual probability values. 2. How would you make the approximate probability values very close to the actual probability values? O1234 5
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