If a Coin Is Tossed Three Times, and a Statistician

question 63

Short Answer

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? $\begin{array}{|l|l|}\hline A&\text {The events are dependent. }\\\hline B&\text { The events are independent.}\\\hline C&\text { The coin is unbiased.}\\\hline D&\text {All of the above assumptions are relevant to his prediction. }\\\hline\end{array}$

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