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Allison: 20 coin tosses

Curtis: 75 coin tosses
Jessica: 100 coin tosses
Mason: 50 coin tosses
Four students conduct separate coin tossing experiments. According to the Law of Large Numbers, who should get a probability of flipping tails that is farthest from the theoretical probability of 0.5?
A) Allison
B) Curtis
C) Jessica
D) Mason

User AFgone
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Answer:

A :alison

Explanation:

User Intelfx
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Allison's average should be farther from the theoretical probability of 0.5.

The Law of Large Numbers states that as the sample size grows, the experimental probability will get closer and closer to the theoretical probability.
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