Intro Stats
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Author: Richard D. De Veaux
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 12, Problem 1E

Flipping a coin Flipping a fair coin is said to randomly generate heads and tails with equal probability. Explain what random means in this context.

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What random means in the given context.

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Flipping a fair coin is said to randomly generate heads and tails with equal probability.

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When a fair coin is tossed, the outcomes of the trial are either heads or tails. The outcome of each trial cannot be predicted, but in many trials, the coin will produce an equal amount of heads and tails.

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