A fair con is tossed 80 times in an experiment. If the coin is fair, what would be a reasonable number of times tails should appear based on your knowledge of the theoretical probability of this event?

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Showaltb asked Dec 7, 2022

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A fair con is tossed 80 times in an experiment. If the coin is fair, what would be a reasonable number of times tails should appear

based on your knowledge of the theoretical probability of this event?

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Answer: 40 would be a reasonable number of times tails should appear if the coin is fair. Fair means 50/50 chance.

So, divide 80 by 2. 80/2 = 40.

Sebastian Redl answered Dec 11, 2022

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