There are two coins, one is fair and one is biased. The biased coin has a probability of landing on heads equal to 4/5. 1. One of the coins is chosen at random(50-50) and is flipped repeatedly until it lands on tails. The coin is flipped k times. What is the posterior
There are two coins, one is fair and one is biased. The biased coin has a probability of landing on heads equal to 4/5. 1. One of the coins is chosen at random(50-50) and is flipped repeatedly until it lands on tails. The coin is flipped k times. What is the posterior
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Transcribed Image Text:There are two coins, one is fair and one is biased. The biased coin has a
probability of landing on heads equal to 4/5.
1. One of the coins is chosen at random(50-50) and is flipped repeatedly
until it lands on tails. The coin is flipped k times. What is the posterior
probability that the chosen coin is biased?
2. What is the expected number of coin flips?
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