Dec 30, 2017 #1 P pavan garate Member level 3 Joined Mar 20, 2013 Messages 59 Helped 3 Reputation 6 Reaction score 3 Trophy points 1,288 Activity points 1,582 A fair coin is tossed 5 times and comes up heads 4 times out of 5. Then if the coin is tossed a sixth time under the same conditions, the probability of it turning up heads is: (A) 80% (B) 125% (C) 50% (D) 20%
A fair coin is tossed 5 times and comes up heads 4 times out of 5. Then if the coin is tossed a sixth time under the same conditions, the probability of it turning up heads is: (A) 80% (B) 125% (C) 50% (D) 20%
Dec 30, 2017 #2 hexreader Advanced Member level 2 Joined Apr 7, 2011 Messages 549 Helped 196 Reputation 396 Reaction score 197 Trophy points 1,323 Location England Activity points 5,826 Has this become the "do my homework for me" forum? What answer do you think is right, and why?
Dec 30, 2017 #3 FvM Super Moderator Staff member Joined Jan 22, 2008 Messages 52,400 Helped 14,748 Reputation 29,778 Reaction score 14,093 Trophy points 1,393 Location Bochum, Germany Activity points 298,003 If you have no clue, read about independence in statistic theory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_(probability_theory)
If you have no clue, read about independence in statistic theory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_(probability_theory)