You Are Asked to Predict the Outcome of a Series

question 14

Multiple Choice

You are asked to predict the outcome of a series of tosses of a fair coin.Which of the following is true?

• A)To improve accuracy of prediction you are better off changing your guess from trial to trial as it is a random process.
• B)To improve accuracy of prediction you are better off randomly selecting an alternative than trying to guess what will happen.
• C)To improve accuracy of prediction you are better off sticking to the same alternative on each trial.
• D)Extensive statistical training would help you improve your prediction of the coin toss by reducing the impact of the gambler's fallacy.
• E)There is no way to improve accuracy of prediction for a fair coin toss.

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