SOLUTION: Toss three coins 20 times and determine the empirical probability of obtaining three heads. Using the data from part a, determine the empirical probability of not obtaining 3 head
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Question 44521: Toss three coins 20 times and determine the empirical probability of obtaining three heads. Using the data from part a, determine the empirical probability of not obtaining 3 heads and determine the empirical probability of obtaining two heads and a tail. Answer by venugopalramana(3286) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Toss three coins 20 times and determine the empirical probability of obtaining three heads. Using the data from part a, determine the empirical probability of not obtaining 3 heads and determine the empirical probability of obtaining two heads and a tail.
HOPE YOU WANT MATHEMATICAL CALCULATION..NOT BY EXPERIMENT
PROBABILITY OF HEAD ON ONE COIN =1/2=0.5.
P OF ALL 3 HEADS=(1/2)^3=1/8
P NOT OBTAINING 3 HEADS =1-1/8=7/8
P OF TAIL ON ONE COIN=1/2
P OF 2 HEADS AND ONE TAIL=(1/2)^3=1/8
