Suppose you toss a coin (heads or tails) three times. The prior probability of the hypothesis H that the coin is double-headed (you always get heads) is P(H) = 1/5, while the prior probability of the hypothesis ¬H that it is not double-headed (i.e. it is fair) is P(¬H) = 4/5. If you get three heads in the three tosses (evidence E), what is the posterior (updated) probability of the hypothesis P(H | E) that the coin is double-headed?

Suppose you toss a coin (heads or tails) three times. The prior probability of the hypothesis H that the coin is double-headed (you always get heads) is P(H) = 1/5, while the prior probability of the hypothesis ¬H that it is not double-headed (i.e. it is fair) is P(¬H) = 4/5. If you get three heads in the three tosses (evidence E), what is the posterior (updated) probability of the hypothesis P(H | E) that the coin is double-headed?

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