Q. Toss an actual coin 50 times and record the sequence of heads and tails. a. Give the sequence of heads and tails that you recorded. How many heads came up in the 50 tosses you made? b. Do you think the outcome of your 50 tosses support the hypothesis that the coin is more-or-less fair?

Q. Toss an actual coin 50 times and record the sequence of heads and tails. a. Give the sequence of heads and tails that you recorded. How many heads came up in the 50 tosses you made? b. Do you think the outcome of your 50 tosses support the hypothesis that the coin is more-or-less fair?

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

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Author:Sheldon Ross

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Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

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a. Give the sequence of heads and tails that you recorded. How many heads came up in the 50 tosses you made?

b. Do you think the outcome of your 50 tosses support the hypothesis that the coin is more-or-less fair?

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