Introductory Statistics (2nd Edition)
2nd Edition
ISBN: 9780321978271
Author: Robert Gould, Colleen N. Ryan
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 5, Problem 123CRE
Coin Flips Let H stand for heads and let T stand for tails in an experiment where a fair coin is flipped twice. Assume that the four outcomes listed are equally likely outcomes:
HH, HT, TH, TT
What are the
a. 0 heads
b. Exactly 1 head
c. Exactly 2 heads
d. At least one 1 head
e. Not more than 2 heads
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