@ooli to science • 11 months agoCoin flips don’t appear to have 50/50 odds after allwww.engadget.comexternal-linkmessage-square29arrow-up1121arrow-down110
arrow-up1111arrow-down1external-linkCoin flips don’t appear to have 50/50 odds after allwww.engadget.com@ooli to science • 11 months agomessage-square29
minus-square@AbouBenAdhemlinkEnglish15•edit-211 months ago The fewer times it spins, the more pronounced the effect. That accords with the finding that each flipper had a different average bias (if each flipper has a characteristic spin rate).
minus-square@Jerkfacelink18•11 months agoI remember trying to show this in math class in jr. high. I would deliberately try to flip the coin in the same fashion each time. I was able to get something like a 70/30 split out of 100 flips.
That accords with the finding that each flipper had a different average bias (if each flipper has a characteristic spin rate).
I remember trying to show this in math class in jr. high. I would deliberately try to flip the coin in the same fashion each time. I was able to get something like a 70/30 split out of 100 flips.