What is the most probable number of heads out of

Yandel Hunter

Yandel Hunter

Answered question

2022-02-13

What is the most probable number of heads out of 50 tosses of a fair coin
a) 15
b) 25
c) 35

Answer & Explanation

Kristin Ferrell

Kristin Ferrell

Beginner2022-02-14Added 9 answers

Step 1
The most probable outcome is (b) 25 times -half of the times heads, half of the time tails.
However, the probability of it being exactly 25 heads out of 50 tosses is:
(5025)250=50!(25!)(25!)250=158013258047191407374883553280.112275
that is about 11%
The next most probable outcomes are (a) 15 and (c) 35, both of which have probability:
(5015)250=50!(15!)(35!)250=140676848445703687441776640.002
that is about 0.2%

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