If a Coin Is Tossed Three Times, and a Statistician

question 98

Multiple Choice

If a coin is tossed three times, and a statistician predicts that the probability of obtaining three heads in a row is 0.125, which of the following assumptions is irrelevant to his prediction?

• A) The events are dependent.
• B) The events are independent.
• C) The coin is unbiased.
• D) All of the above assumptions are relevant to his prediction.

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