On a Series of Coin Tosses, Oleg Has Correctly Predicted

question 176

Multiple Choice

On a series of coin tosses, Oleg has correctly predicted heads or tails seven times in a row. In this instance, we can reasonably conclude that Oleg's predictive accuracy

• A) defies the laws of statistical probability.
• B) illustrates the phenomenon of hindsight bias.
• C) is inconsistent with the placebo effect.
• D) is a random and coincidental occurrence.

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