Suppose a Coin Is Flipped 20 Times

question 55

Multiple Choice

Suppose a coin is flipped 20 times. The first 19 flips are all heads. Is the last flip more likely to be heads, more likely to be tails, or equally likely to be heads or tails? According to gambler's fallacy, players ____.

• A)say that the last flip is more likely to be heads
• B)say that the last flip is more likely to be tails
• C)say that the last flip is more likely to be heads OR say that the last flip is more likely to be tails
• D)say that the last flip is equally likely to be heads or tails

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Definitions:

Significance

Refers to the measure of how likely it is that an observed difference between groups is due to chance.

Critical Value

A threshold in hypothesis testing that defines the boundary beyond which the null hypothesis is rejected, based on the chosen significance level.

Regression Model

A statistical approach for estimating the relationships among variables.

Independent Variables

Variables in an experiment or model that are manipulated to observe their effect on dependent variables.