To Compute the Probability of Having a Fair Coin Turn

question 37

Multiple Choice

To compute the probability of having a fair coin turn up heads four times on four tosses, the theory of probability that would normally be used is the:

• A) Conditional theory.
• B) Classical (a priori) theory.
• C) Subjectivist theory.
• D) Relative frequency theory.
• E) Relativist theory.

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