document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=117479>Question 117479</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi, I am stuck in the middle of a probability and stats assignment and could use some insight.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "   My question is that is it true that if I flip a coin 1,000 times, I will get heads 500 of those flips and I need to explain. If its true than I dont understand what an explanation is needed for.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "   I appreciate any help.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                        B.Cook </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #85473 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><B>Fombitz(32388)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Fombitz><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=85473\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> No, you could flip the coin 1,000 times and get 1,000 heads. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "You could also get 1,000 tails. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "It's within the realm of possibility. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Most likely, most probably, you will get a value that's close to 500. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "In the limit, if you did it an infinite amount of times it would go towards 50/50. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "But your arm would be tired by then. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Probability does not give you an actual value. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "It gives you the likelihood of the expected value.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A statistician will never say \"Here's the exact value you're going to get.\".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "More likely she'll say \"You should probably get a value near x plus or minus this much\".  </SPAN>\n" );
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