Math 137 βThe Law of Large Numbersβ Activity
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FLIPPING A COIN:
Theoretical Probability of getting tails: Recall the definition of probability is,
π(ππ π πππ ππ’π‘ππππ) =
# ππ ππππ’ππππππ ππ π‘βπ ππ’π‘ππππ
πππ‘ππ # ππ πππ π ππππ ππππ’ππππππ
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Sample Space for flipping a coin: {π», π} so β¦ π(π) = = 0.5
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Experimental Probability of getting Tails:
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Pooling of Data:
Student
Coin Flip #
Average of
probabilities
of all
previous
students
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0.5
Graph:
Result
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