Two men each toss a coin. They obtain a match if either both coins are heads or
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a. What is the probability of three matches?
b. What is the probability that all six tosses (three for each man) result in tails?
c. Coin tossing provides a model for many practical experiments. Suppose that the coin tosses represent the answers given by two students for three specific true-false questions on an examination. If the two students gave three matches for answers, would the low probability found in part a suggest collusion?
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Introduction To Probability And Statistics
ISBN: 9781133103752
14th Edition
Authors: William Mendenhall, Robert Beaver, Barbara Beaver
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