I want to use simulation to estimate the probability of getting exactly one head and one tail in two tosses of a fair coin. I assign the digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 to heads and 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 to tails. Using the following random digits to simulate, what is the estimate of the probability? 19226 95034 05756 07118 A. 1/20 B. 0.6 C. 0.5 D. 1/10 E. 2/3

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I want to use simulation to estimate the probability of getting exactly one head and one tail in two tosses of a fair coin. I assign the digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 to heads and 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 to tails. Using the following random digits to simulate, what is the estimate of the probability?

 

19226  95034  05756  07118

 

  A.

1/20

  B.

0.6

  C.

0.5

  D.

1/10

  E.

2/3

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