SOLUTION: A man claims to have extrasensory perception. As a test, a fair coin is 25 flipped times, and the man is asked to predict the outcome in advance. He gets 22 out of 25 correct. Wh
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Question 272137: A man claims to have extrasensory perception. As a test, a fair coin is 25 flipped times, and the man is asked to predict the outcome in advance. He gets 22 out of 25 correct. What is the probability that he would have done at least this well if he had no ESP? Answer by edjones(8007) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! p=.5 & q=.5
(p+q)^25
.5^25=2.980*10^-8
25*.5^24*.5=7.451*10^-7
300*.5^23*.5^2=8.941*10^-6
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==============>.000009716 probability that he would have done at least this well if he had no ESP.
