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Re: Simple Probability Question

From Poutnik <poutnik4nntp@gmail.com>
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Subject Re: Simple Probability Question
Date 2016-11-06 20:04 +0100
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Dne 06/11/2016 v 19:50 Yuri Kreaton napsal(a):
> 
> and you won't see exactly 50/50,  it will be off from that.
> 
Exactly 50/50 is a limit case for N -> infinity

E.g. for 4 coin trials with 50/50 probability
the probability there are

2 heads and 2 tails    is   3/8.
1 or 3 heads are       each 1/4,
all heads or all tails each 1/16.

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Poutnik ( The Pilgrim, Der Wanderer )
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