To Determine Whether a Single Coin Is Fair, the Coin

question 94

Essay

To determine whether a single coin is fair, the coin was tossed 200 times. The observed frequencies with which each of the two sides of the coin turned up are recorded as 112 heads and 88 tails. Is there sufficient evidence at the 5% significance level to allow you to conclude that the coin is not fair?

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