Mr. Clark claims that he has a coin that is weighted so that the probability of heads is 40%. To test this, his students flip the coin 200 times and calculate the relative frequency of heads and tails.

Question

Outcome Heads Tails
Relative frequency 0.38 0.62
Select from the drop-down menus to correctly complete each statement.

The relative frequency of heads is
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40%.

Mr. Clark's claim about the theoretical probability is likely to be
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.

This means that the theoretical probability of tails is most likely
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for this coin.

Answer 1

The relative frequency of heads is

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38%.

Mr. Clark's claim about the theoretical probability is likely to be

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false.

This means that the theoretical probability of tails is most likely

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60% for this coin.