Mr. Gottschalk flips a fair coin 4 times and each flips lands heads-up. He says, “There is no way I’ll flip heads again. The next one is definitely going to be tails.” Explain to this person what is wrong with this reasoning. Is it independent event?

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)
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Author:Sheldon Ross
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 Mr. Gottschalk flips a fair coin 4 times and each flips lands heads-up. He says, “There is no way I’ll flip heads again.
The next one is definitely going to be tails.” Explain to this person what is wrong with this reasoning. Is it independent event? Thanks

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