The Basic Practice of Statistics 7th Edition

Published by W. H. Freeman
ISBN 10: 146414253X
ISBN 13: 978-1-46414-253-6

Chapter 12 - Introducing Probability - Chapter 12 Exercises - Page 301: 12.56

Answer

To calculate the probability. perform an experiment. Stand a nickel on its side and make it fall by shaking the surface, etc. Repeat the experiment 50 times and observe the number of heads. In my case, I observed the number of heads to be 27 out of 50. Hence. P(Head) = 27/50 = 0.54

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