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Archive for November 2006 - The Spokesman-Review

My husband takes our seven-year-old child downhill skiing at a local ski resort and lets him ski down runs alone … I’m not a skiier and I’ve not been there to make a judgment call but even though he’s a pretty good skiier (son and husband ...

Bode Miller finally gets his gold - Tacoma News Tribune

The Olympics in my mind is a two-sided coin,” Miller said. “It has all the best things of sport ... But obviously I’m kind of biased.” Ligety will get a race that plays more to his strength Tuesday during the giant slalom. Ligety is currently ...

Miller adds gold leaf to his Olympic legacy - Olympian

Noe wants corruption conviction tossed out - Lancaster Eagle Gazette.com

Lawyers for rare coin dealer Tom Noe argued that his case was prejudiced by "unceasing and aggressive ... He argues in the filing that court proceedings were biased by media coverage and a ruling was issued that distorts Ohio law for both him and ...

Bode completes the set, adds gold to silver and bronze - Raleigh News & Observer

The Olympics in my mind is a two-sided coin," Miller said. "It has all the best things of sport ... But obviously I'm kind of biased." Ligety will get a race that plays more to his strength Tuesday during the giant slalom. Ligety is currently the ...

Everything You Wanted to Know About Keeping Metals Offshore - HoweStreet.com

One of the most notorious ones was International Gold Bullion Exchange (IGBE). Beginning ... designated area of the foreign bank’s vault Each bar or coin is identified by a unique, certified number. The bars or coins in the vault are individually ...

Ohio investor wants corruption conviction tossed - Warren Tribune Chronicle

Pawn Stars: The Complete Season 1 – DVD Review - Monsters and Critics

“What I love about my job is working with my family, what I hate about my job is… working with my family.” Pawn Stars is my new favorite show. The Gold and Silver Pawn Shop in Las Vegas is willing to make you an offer for your stuff and boy do ...

Let the Met Office shine on | editorial - The Guardian

They might sometimes make mistakes, but we should still look to them for guidance and remember that the alternative is looking at the sky in ignorance. Sometimes the wisest course is to admit that you are actually ignorant and cannot know what the ...

UFC 110: Nogueira vs. Velasquez Predictions - Bloodyelbow.com

Mike Fagan : This is the coin flip to end all coin flips ... Leland Roling : This is a bit tough to call, so I'll go with my biased thought process. I don't like Jardine's Frankenstein stance or "awkward" striking ability in this fight.

Voting Question: Why can we all have an opinion on everything except Race?

the amount of times i get called racist for stating fact or holding a belief on race. most of these ppl are racist themselves as they only see one side of the coin..making them bias..and insensitive to my points of view..making them Ignorant of me. we can have negative/positive views on = sex. government, politics, fat people, white people, Chinesse people, Jews, religion (as long as it ain't ISLAM) Gypsy's, chavs, poor people, rich people...and we are free to say negative/positive/bias/stereotypical/ views on these subjects without being slaughterd.. but not when it reflects Black or Muslim people? why..doesnt this show how brainwashed ppl are and how superior black and muslim ppl are becoming ? it seems acceptbale to discrimnate against all groups except for when race or Islam is involved...indacting in this society Muslims & Blacks must be Perfect and everything else isn't? .. See how discrminative that is..now that is RACIST.ETHAN - You are a typical example of my point.. grow up.so why is it ok to say..Black men have big dicks...but if i say too many black people are criminals...its wrong? oh so i see...stereotpyes only work if their posotive? you all fail your all lame and yet again white people cant say anything without being riddiculed.. have a black woman come on ehre and say how bad black people are treated and evryon agrees and feels sorry..you are all racistKAREN - fool. let me brake this down for you..all Muslims dont belive in Allah..your now saying All Muslims believe in God and arent Atheists..Joke more

Resolved Question: Probability problem: A generalization of an earlier two biased coins problem?

The problem appeared first here: http://malaysia.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100212200631AAVxedE where MathMan TG gave correctly the solution of the probability that you see HH in a row before you see TT being 13/33 or 0.394 Now, suppose that - Coin C1 has a m chance of landing heads, m > 0.5, and - Coin C2 has a n chance of landing heads, n < 0.5 Coin C1 is tossed first. Same question: What is the probability that you see HH in a row before you see TT in a row? more

Voting Question: Heterophobes, (it's a word I'm coining now, in 2010, and it means whatever I want it to mean)...?

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100217142805AAukR9W Why are you so biased against rednecks and straight people and Christians and republicans and people from the midwest? Don't tell me you're not b/c 'heterophobe' by definition, means you are.God, you people have no fucking clue what I'm about. You just trot out your knee jerk bullshit, your standard response list, and pretend you've actually responded with intelligence. My issue is with the abuse of language, not with homosexuality, but you guys go ahead and run your little program, pat yourselves on the back for your 'open mindedness' but fail to actually pay attention. Did any of you check my questions or my asnwers or even the link I provided so you'd understand?Actually, heterophobe, following the rule of prefix and suffix combination might very well mean irrational fear of different. Says nothing about sex or gender or sexual preference. Just 'different' and 'irrational fear'. 'Homophobia' could mean fear of anything that is the same. Same species. Same nationality. Same race. Same job. But the word was hijacked. It's not gays I have a problem with. It's thinking that you can just make up whatever word you want when it's a misleading construction. 'Homo' and 'phobia' both already existed with meanings. If I take 'arachno' and 'phobia' I don't get to put them together and say it means 'hatred of the number eight'. It doesn't work like that. But no, keep on dodging actual thought and just assuming that if the liberals like it then it must be right.Kenn D, how are you NOT narrow minded? You don't even know what's going on. You didn't bother finding out. You responded to the thing that you ASSUMED was going on without actually bothering to open your mind to even take in what I was trying to ask. You seem to think that being 'open minded' just means reading off of the liberal play book and that whatever it says is 'open minded'.Having said all that, Kathy, I disagree with your feelings about gays. But I also disagree with almost everyone here. Knee jerk empty headed liberalism is still fucked up. And I'm basically a liberal. Mostly. But not completely. B/c I actually think for myself and some of what the libs think, is, to me, fucked up. more

Resolved Question: Statistics Maths Please help to solve it?

A bad contains two biased coins:coin A shows Heads with probability0.6,and coin B shows heads with probability 0.25.A coin is chosen at random from the bag and tosed three times.Find the probability that the thre tosses of the coin show two heads and one tail in any order? I tried to solve it by making a tree diagram and later by formula nCr p^x q^n-x but couldnt find the correct answer..the correct answer must be 0.286 plzz tell how this answer comesSorry there r some mistakes above...the coin is tossed three times more

Resolved Question: Probability math question?

Suppose a coin is biased in such a way that the probability of tossing heads is 1/3 and the probability of tossing tails is 2/3. Suppose this coin is tossed 20 times. Find the probability that (a) all heads are tossed. (b) 8 heads are tossed. (c) at least one head is tossed. (d) the first head appears on the 7th toss more

Resolved Question: Was the Superbowl 44 Rigged?

I believe the Superbowl was rigged do to a number of reasons. I am seeking intelligent input from others about how they feel. First off I am a New Orleans native and I love the Saints win or loose I bleed black and gold. If you are not unplugged and you find this offenses then you probably should not answer. First reason I think the game was rigged is because ESPN dot com released the "Saints have won the Super Bowl" article 4 days prior to kick off http://www.sbnation.com/2010/2/7/1299653/super-bowl-saints-colts-espn-bias-drew-brees. Several Colts fans were upset about it over at Bluestampede an Indi fan site. I found the article because I had the feeling that the game would be rigged in the favor of the Saints due to me noticing several similar coincidences in the Minnesota game. So, naturaly I googled the phrase Saints have won the Superbowl an hour before the game. This leads me to my next reason I think it was rigged was the Pres Bush sr. cameo in the Saints press box with Saints owner Tom Benson during the Minnesota game. I kind of wonder if they were talking about how to divi up the millions or even billions that the city was about to generate due to the New Orleans disaster to superbowl stories coupled along with starting Mardi Gras a week and a half early due to the victory. Tourisim will be through the roof memrobilia sales, hotels, cabs, movies, documentaries OMG the entire NewOrleans economy will get a booster shot better than any stimulus could dream of. Next overwhelming coincidence is the half time show act The Who. Ok the NFL was just fighting with the city over the right to coin the phrase Who Dat the Saints fight chant since before I was born " Who Dat 2x Who dat said the gonna beat them Saints". So "The Who" performs in the super bowl that The "Who Dat" Boys win. Both Brette Farve and Peyton Manning threw pics in roughly the same position of winning the game to the same side of the field to the same guy. 2 of the best QBs of my generation get picked by the same guy. Number 22 is just that good I assume; he should be in the hall of fame. Next reason is because we cant beat Dallas, TB or the Panthers, but we can blow out the best team in the league with a 22 game win streak. Final overwhelming coincidence is that a couple big name Colts players or New Orleans boys. Peyton Manning who was born in black and gold is the son of Archie Manning who was prior to the Drew Breeze arrival was the greatest quarter back in New Orleans Saints history. Now New Orleans can hang that Super Bowl 44 banner next to Archie Mannings retired Jersey in the Super Dome. Reggie Wayne whom is also of NO decent. Not implicating that these gentlemen were in on the rigging, but I just wanted to present the evidence. 2 guys who I am sure also bleed black and gold if they get cut. Even though they play under a blue and white helmet. I know that many people think that it would be impossible or to difficult to rig a game of this magnitude, and with so many people involved it would be impossible, but the naivety that this form of thinking produces makes for the perfect cover up for the manipulation to take place. My point is there is no reason to BE honest if I have an honest image and the public is biased towards my honesty for whatever reason. Some will go as far as being ready to stand up and fight anyone accusing me as being anything but honest. As long as the rulers make the game look believable; which they did a half butted job at, the people that pull the strings can make anything they want to happen become reality. Thank You all for reading my opinion. more

Resolved Question: Math Probability question...........need help...please!!!?

A biased coin of 2 sides which has the probability to obtain head as 1/3 is tossed 3 times. What is the probability that at least one head appears? more

Resolved Question: coin flip probability question?

Sorry, restating this question... You and I play a game with a biased coin that lands on heads with probability p (thus, landing on tails with probability 1-p). I win if the majority of flips land on heads and you win if the majority of flips lands on tails. Show that the probability that I win is Σ [k=1 to n] (-1)^(k-1) * C(n+k-2,k-1) * C(2n-1,n-k) * p^(n+k-1) more

Resolved Question: Creationism vs. Evolution?

My question is....Science proves that we evolved and all this big bang theory...or does it? I mean I know that idea of an all powerful being creating us is a bit far-fetched but just as we can't prove that God exists, the evidence of science proving evoultion is still not entirely proven fact. There is still alot of mystery surrounding the subject and no one has come close to actually finding out the real facts. So my question is what do you guys think? Please try and be serious and I appreciate any unbiased answers...just becuase you hate or dont believe in religion doesn't make it a fantasy. I am not biased in any way just trying to see both sides of the coin. more

Resolved Question: Probability math question. HELP?

A coin is biased to show 36% heads and 64% tails. The coin is tossed twice. What is the probability that the coin turns up tails on both tosses? more

Resolved Question: A bag contains two biased coins: coin A shows Heads with probability 0.6 and coin B shows Heads with prob 0.?

A bag contains two biased coins: coin A shows Heads with probability 0.6 and coin B shows Heads with prob 0.25? A: Heads 0.6 Tails 0.4 B: Heads 0.25 Tails: 0.75 Find the probability that the coin chosen was coin A, given that the three tosses result in two heads and one tail. more

Resolved Question: Hmmm... Question about God?

Have you ever thought how God seems fragile in his methods of determining sin from purity? I mean, what's sinful one moment in the bible, is not the next and vice versa. I mean, a man can spend all his life being good and just, but failing to follow 'Jesus Christ' according to some zealots, is a sentence to burn in hell for all eternity, whereas a rapist or murderer who repents, can be granted eternity in heaven?? Now... Don't get me wrong, but I have an image in my mind. If you've ever read a batman comic, or watched the films, you will know the character Two Face. He determines the fate of all victims/crimes by the flip of a coin. Cold, hard, un-biased luck. completely 50-50 percent chance. I wonder if God is at all like this? Determining the souls of mortals on the flip of a coin. I mean, Harvey Dent, Two Face's original name, when running for DA frequently used the motto "I believe in Harvey Dent". A frequently asked question in the church is "Do you believe in Jesus Christ?" Is Jesus Christ actually Harvey Dent? It's all so... Invigorating. Thoughts?Leviathan: Chaos is indeed fair, yet chaos is also an agent of chance. There is a 'chance' things will turn chaotic, or they won't :). Ernie: As a narcissist, I am both vain and, I apparently have a high imagination. Also, narcissism is considered a mental illness. Does this mean that whilst I have no mental control over my own illness, God has damned me already? Yet I am supposed to follow him? If I go over to a cripple and shoot him in the head as a mercy killing, I can guarantee I would not gain thousands of followers. But a God who can denounce people for their illnesses can gain billions? On one hand it seems unfair, but then... That's life! more

Resolved Question: Probability Question - Need help.....?

A biased coin has a probability of 0.4 of coming up heads when it is tossed. Find the probability of a head occuring on the third toss, given that exactly one tail has already occured on the first two tosses. more

Resolved Question: what is the probability that the fair coin was the one chosen?

An arcade booth at a county fair has a person pick a coin from two possible coins available and then toss it. If the coin chosen lands on heads, the person gets a prize. One coin is a fair coin and one coin is a biased coin (unfair) with only a 41% chance of getting a head. Assuming equally likely probability of picking either coin, what is the probability that the fair coin was the one chosen, given that you got a head? can someone explain how to solve this? pls. more

Resolved Question: Simple probability question?

A biased coin with prob(H(eads))= p and prob(T(ails))= q = 1 − p, is tossed repeatedly. What is the probability that at the n-th toss: (a) H appears the first time? (b) the number of H’s is twice the number of T’s? (c) exactly three H’s have occured so far? (d) at least three H’s have occured so far? more

Resolved Question: I need help with these statictics problems in psychology?

I need help with the following psychology statistics problems: (1) If I give you a coin to flip and I tell you it is not a fair coin, but is weighted to come up heads on average only 20% of the time (instead of 50%), what is the most likely number of heads you would observe in a series of 15 flips? (2) someone flips 15 biased coins once. The coins are weighted such that the probability of a head with any coin is .85. a) What is the probability of getting exactly 14 heads? b) What is the probability of getting at least 14 heads? c) What is the probability of getting exactly 3 tails? (3) a student is taking a multiple-choice exam with 16 questions. Each question has five alternatives. If the student guesses on 12 of the questions, what is the probability she will guess at least 8 correct? Assume all of the alternatives are equally likely for each question on which the student guesses. more

Resolved Question: Probability Help Needed!!?? (answer provided) method needs explaining though!!?

i) Another coin is biased so that the probability that it shows heads on any throw is 'p'. The probability that the coin shows heads exactly once in two throws is '0.42'. Find the two possible values of 'p'. The answer is: 1 – p seen 2p(1 – p) = 0.42 or p(1 – p) = 0.21 oe 2p2 – 2p + 0.42(= 0) or p2- p + 0.21(= 0) 2±\/((-2)2– 4×0.42) or 1±\/((-1)2– 4×0.21) /2 × 2 /2 × 1 or (p–0.7)(p–0.3)=0 or (10p–7)(10p–3)=0 p = 0.7 or 0.3 I have no idea ho to get this answer, they've seemed to have used the quadratic formula as well, but where did the quadratic equation arise from? Help please anyone Thank you. more

Voting Question: A biased coin is tossed 5 times. What are the probability of the following?

A biased coin with a 60% chance of heads is tossed 5 times. What is the probability of: a) 4 heads, 1 tails b) 3 heads, 2 tails more

Resolved Question: Conditional Probability Help Needed!!?

(i)A biased coin is thrown twice. The probability that it shows heads both times is 0.04. Find the probability that it shows tails both times. (3) (ii)Another coin is biased so that the probability that it shows heads on any throw is p. The probability that the coin shows heads exactly once in two throws is 0.42. Find the two possible values of p. **Could anyone help; and could you show me how you got the answer please. Im really struggling with conditional probability so any help would be much appreciated. Thank you. more

Resolved Question: I need help with these Probability questions,help?

Probability questions? a)The probability that a biased coin will land on heads is 1/4 . the biased coin is tossed nine times. Write an expression for the probability that the coin will land on heads exactly two times. --------------------------------- b)jar contains four balls. each ball has one letter printed on it. the letters are : A.E.I.T. one ball is drawn from the jar. without replacing the first ball, a second ball is drawn and placed to its right. bA)make a tree diagram showing all possible outcomes A=E.I.T E=A.I.T I=A.E.T T=A.E.I I KNOW THIS PART BUT the bottom I'm not to sure B) HOW MANY OUTCOMES ARE THERE? i think it's 12 not sure. C)HOW MANY OUTCOMES CONSIST OF ONE VOWEL AND ONE CONSONANT?= D) WHAT IS THE PROBABILITY THAT BOTH WILL BE CONSONANTS?= more

Resolved Question: Probability questions?

a)The probability that a biased coin will land on heads is 1/4 . the biased coin is tossed nine times. Write an expression for the probability that the coin will land on heads exactly two times. --------------------------------- b)jar contains four balls. each ball has one letter printed on it. the letters are : A.E.I.T. one ball is drawn from the jar. without replacing the first ball, a second ball is drawn and placed to its right. bA)make a tree diagram showing all possible outcomes A=E.I.T E=A.I.T I=A.E.T T=A.E.I I KNOW THIS PART BUT the bottom I'm not to sure B) HOW MANY OUTCOMES ARE THERE? i think it's 12 not sure. C)HOW MANY OUTCOMES CONSIST OF ONE VOWEL AND ONE CONSONANT?= D) WHAT IS THE PROBABILITY THAT BOTH WILL BE CONSONANTS?= more

Resolved Question: Are there logical reasons for men to be more chivalrous than women?

I'm not so certain that gender specific stereotypes are valid any longer as all relationships are unique nowadays, some families have stay at home fathers, some stay at home mothers, some both work, and this is just one example of the way that once gender specific roles have blended together. Chivalry is a nice thing to do. I think people should be nice, so I am often chivalrous without asking, what am I getting in return? Because niceness is its own reward sometimes. What I don't understand is why it's expected to be gender specific niceness. Why not take turns being nice to each other? That seems like a much better idea if you want a good, healthy relationship. Now I've seen this question raised before and I've read all sorts of sad reasons put forth trying to weigh which sex generally does more for the other and why it does or does not deserve special treatment. To be fair however, I think we need to realize that such concepts are exceedingly difficult to put any definite weight on - and each side will always have a counter-point (Women have to carry children, men have to work if you want to go straight to the biblical argument). The problem with these points is that they are biased. Men think their working carries more significance, or believe a womens labor carries less and Women may believe the opposite. So that's just an endless trapped debate, and the reason it is that way is that both sides have fairly valid and hard to dispute points that carry about the same weight on each side. Thus, both sides are probably right only in different ways. Cultures seem to be like this about many of the larger debates in the world. Whether it be a Presidential election, or a discussion about chivalry, or the debate on abortion. It often seems that the results come out to half the people believing one thing and half believing the other. A philosophical coin flip if you will that leads me to think neither side has any more idea of the reality of the situation than a person knows which side a coin will end up on when they flip it -- but it sure doesn't stop people from calling heads or tails! Lol. I think I've gotten a little off topic in my diatribe, thanks for reading and giving any insight if you have it.If you've gotten to the end of such a long question I suppose you won't be the type of person who minds a short additional detail:) I wanted it to be clear that when I ask for reasons I'm not referred to "Outcomes". Of course it's logical to be chivalrous if it will get a girl to like you more. I'm asking for reasons as to why it's expected of one gender instead of the other. Because women too could employ it as a means to garner appreciation from a male counterpart yet that would be considered odd and unnecessary by most. Yet why is that? more

Resolved Question: What is the probability that after 7 coin flips, you get exactly 4 heads, using a biased coin (2/3 heads)?

Voting Question: White and Black Balls........? =P?

19. Urn A contains 3 white and 5 black balls, and Urn B contains 2 white and 6 black balls. An experiment cosists of tossing a biased coin (P(H)=0.6) once and then choosing a ball at random from one of the urns; the ball chosen from A if heads turns up and from B otherwise. 19. What is the probability that a white ball is drawn? 20. If the ball drawn is white, what is the probability that it came from Urn A? more

Resolved Question: I don't understand this question at all....?

Resolved Question: Urn A and Urn B - White and Black Balls?!?

Urn A contains 3 white and 5 black balls, and Urn B contains 2 white and 6 black balls. An experiment cosists of tossing a biased coin (P(H)=0.6) once and then choosing a ball at random from one of the urns; the ball chosen from A if heads turns up and from B otherwise. 19. What is the probability that a white ball is drawn? 20. If the ball drawn is white, what is the probability that it came from Urn A? more

Resolved Question: Urn A/Urn B, white and black balls.?

Resolved Question: Am I sounding like having hatred for men ?

I have been getting replies that my questions indicate lots of bias for men , am I having penis envy ? ( Btw I really cannot understand why any woman should have penis envy ? and why this word is coined ? And then why men do not have boobs envy ? ). I have great respect for men about their intelligence , endurance , lateral thinking ability etc. My only problem with men is they just do not seem to be understanding women , their way of thinking and mind. What is view of Others ?Let me tell one my male friend's views. He used to say , pinki remember we men are bulls , we have testeteron running in us and that affects our thinking about women. The priority for us is very obvious. Therefore even you cannot understand the way in which we think about women. When I am studying relationships I greatly agree with my friend's view. more

Resolved Question: Probability of a bias coin?

hey i'm a lil confused and was wondering if anyone could help me, the question is: A coin is biased so that the probability of getting a head is twice that of getting a tail. If two similarly biased coins are tossed what is the probability of getting i) two heads, ii) one of each I know you have to use binomial probability but am unsure how to use it lol. Thank you for the help anyone :-) more

Resolved Question: Maths teachers please help!?

Probability question A coin is biased. the probability that it will show head is 0.7. if the coin is tossed twice, what is the probability that it will show more heads than tails. A boy throws two dices and multiply the scores. What is the probability that the score is a multiple of 3 more

Resolved Question: Java biased coin help?

I've been working on this program over the weekend but I can't figure it out. My programming class just started methods and making classes so I'm still trying to grasp the concept. If your not busy I'd really appreciate some help. The instructions can be found at http://www.emunix.emich.edu/~evett/cosc111/Labs/ch5_new/BiasedCoin.html with one modification, the user has to input a bias 0-1 inclusive, it shouldn't be a random number. The codes I came up with were: // ***************************************************************************** // Name: Runs.java // Purpose: Finds the length of the longest run of heads in 100 flips of a coin. // ***************************************************************************** import java.util.*; public class Runs { public static void main (String[] args) { Scanner scan = new Scanner(System.in); final int FLIPS = 100; // number of coin flips int currentRun = 0; // length of the current run of HEADS int maxRun = 0; // length of the maximum run so far double biased; Coin myCoin = new Coin(); System.out.println("Enter a bias: "); biased = scan.nextDouble(); // Flip the coin FLIPS times for (int i = 0; i < FLIPS; i++) { //Flip the coin and print the result myCoin.flip(biased); System.out.println(myCoin); //Update the run information if (myCoin.getFace() == 0) { currentRun++; } else currentRun = 0; if(currentRun > maxRun) { maxRun = currentRun; } } System.out.println("The maximum number of times heads was flipped was "+ maxRun); } } AND // Represents a bias coin with two sides that can be flipped //******************************************************************** import java.util.*; import java.math.*; public class biasedCoin { public final double HEADS = 0; public final double TAILS = 1; private double face; private double bias; public biasedCoin () { flip(); } public void flip(double headChance) { bias = headChance; face = (int) (Math.random() * 1); } public int getFace() { return face; } public String toString() { String faceName; if (face < bias) faceName = "Heads"; else faceName = "Tails"; return faceName; } } more

Resolved Question: If you flip a coin, what is the "actual" odds of getting heads vs tails?

Keep in mind, the basis for my consideration of a bias is due to the fact that an (American) coin has a bulge (presidential head) on the "heads" side of the coin, and a relatively flatter back of the coin, which would make the heads-down side more "reactive" when hitting a surface and flip it over. Do you think I have a valid argument here for saying that heads-up is more common (ever so slightly) than tails-up?I never suggested that the mass of the head would have affected the probability distribution of the coin, but I would argue that the tails-side has more mass because it contains more writing/symbols than the front -- the sum of which results in a flatter tails-side surface area. I was suggesting that the impact of the head with the surface would result in a greater average impulse against the coin than the flatter tails side normally would more

Resolved Question: need help! maths problems?

mark spins a biased coin 40 times. it comes down geads 31 times. calculate an estimate for the number of times he would expect the coin to come down heads if he spins it 600 times.(how do you work it out?) more

Resolved Question: An uneven biased coin?

Two groups want to break a tied vote using a simple coin flip, however the only coin they have available is a biased coin (ie. one side will come up more often than the other). To make matters worse nobody in the room knows (or is willing to admit) precisely how the coin is biased. Assuming that the coin has two distinct sides design a method for using only this coin to determine a fair outcome between the two parties more

Resolved Question: How do you calculate the probability of a biased coin flipped 3 times?

Lets say what is the probability of getting 2 heads of tossing the biased coin 3times if the possibility of getting a head is 0.6? Shouldnt it just be 4/8? more

Voting Question: How does a biased coin affect the sample space?

The results of three flips a biased coin are observed, the probability of a head occurring is 0.6. Does the biased coin affect the sample space? Sample space is like THT, TTH, HTT etc. Is getting a head on flip independent for the 3 flip? Many thanks more

Resolved Question: is this coin fair or biased?

A coin is to be tossed 400 times. We saw 224 heads. In terms of statistics, what might we say, objectively, about whether we think the coin is fair or biased? more

Resolved Question: Probability help please!?

A coin is biased so that when it is flipped, the probability of getting a head is 0.6. Josh flips the coin twice. Find the probability that Josh gets at least one head. thanks more

Resolved Question: How to make a biased coin fair?

Voting Question: A biased coin is tossed twice. This coin has 90% chance of landing heads up.?

What is the probability that the result is two heads? more

Resolved Question: Pleaseee i need help with maths revision..... what are the answerssss?

1. Chris has a biased coin the probability that the biased coin will land on a tail is 0.3 Chris is going to flip the coin 150 times work out an estimate for the number of times the coin will land on tails. 2. On a biased dice, the probability of getting a 3 is 0.5 the dice is rolled 350 times work out an estimate for the number of times the dice will land on a 3. more

Resolved Question: i have evidence of the power of prayer! you cannot refute my awesome?

these are the results of my short science experiment it was a simple experiment, i prayed to the particular god and asked them to funnel as much power they have into my coin tosses and affect the outcome to produce a head for as many flips as possible i prayed to... then received the number of heads. Flying Spaghetti Monster - 2 Thor- 1 Ra- 1 :( Jesus - 2 YHWH - 0 Loki- 0 Chuck norris - 2 Bumba - 0 Allah - 1 mario - 0 Buddha - 4 This time i checked my own powers in granting Heads - 2 Buddha has won these results have not been tampered with. no bias is there. 0 shows that a tails turned up first flip 1 shows that there was a Head, then a tail 2 shows that there were 2 heads, then a tail 3 shows that there were 3 heads then a tail you can conduct this science experiment yourself. if you find a god that grants 10 heads in a row, tell me who you "prayed" to. and so the christians are kept at bay for a minute or two __________________________________ In Matthew 7:7 Jesus says: Ask, and it will be given you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For every one who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. Or what man of you, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a serpent? If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him! __________________________________ oh did i mention that 10 heads = 1/1024 chance? good luck with that :D previous results here http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090915005027AAmkhQti dont think you people understand that this question mocks prayer. YOU CANNOT REFUTE IT AHA! more

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1. There are three coins in a box. One is a two-headed coin, another is a fair coin, and the third is a biased coin which comes up heads 75% of the time. (a) What is the probability that a randomly selected coin from that box is two-headed? (b) When one of the three coins is selected at random and flipped, it shows heads. What is the probability for this event if the selected coin was the fair coin? (c) When one of the three coins is selected at random and flipped, it is the fair coin, and it shows heads. Show that the probability for this event is 1/6 (d) A coin is selected at random from that box, and flipped. Show that heads is obtained with probability 0.75. (e) When one of the three coins is selected at random and flipped, it shows heads. What is the probability that it was the two-headed coin? more

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Before each toss a student guesses the result as heads or tails. if the student always guesses tails, what is the probability that the student will be correct?sorry forgot questions: a) three times b) once c) no more than twice more

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Make Your Efforts More Effective Warning! This document will not entertain you with platitudes or comfort you with ceremonies. There are no prayer wheels to spin. It is a set of specifications for achieving goals without paying with coin, or time, for empty advice, and is as short as seems practical. Generalist –July 14, 2009 A clear, well informed, mind makes your efforts more effective. To function much better than most and optimize life, start by observing what you can see and systematizing it. Once you discard everything you have been told to believe and accept only what is pragmatically observable, you will wind up with these results. The capitalized words are the Japanese pronunciation. The words are in Japanese because the topics can’t be expressed as succinctly in another language, and the originator lived in 13th century Japan. -Choose to focus your intention, respect the rational truth of your life. – NAM. Nam is derived from the Sanskrit term Namah, where the h is silent, and means respect. -Understand the basic relevant realities like the inseparability of tangible and intangible-MYOHO. MYOHO is also the FUNDAMENTAL UNION OF THE PHYSICAL AND UNIVERSAL that everyone is seeking in religion and inventing different names for. -Realize that causes produce effects-RENGE. -Understand that change never stops- KYO. This is motion and continuity-like a river. No one is stuck. Reciting the formula that includes all of these basic realities in a short form produces results. Why? It works because the human mind is heavily biased toward language. This process clears the mind for greater comprehension. It is not magic, it is cognitive exercise. It doesn’t replace focused effort toward your goals. It makes those efforts more effective. Put your palms together and recite the formula for a great life (Nam Myoho Renge Kyo.) It works better when you find a support group at SGI. This summation of life's realities is the basic truth which anyone can use to enhance life. The dichotomies and contradictions disappear as fast as you allow them to. What have I gained since I started to use this formula? Unknown artistic ability discovered. That ability led to successful rebuilding of an unhappy, isolated, paranoid, chain saw personality to being a middle class nice guy with all the friends I want. .Money is much better. Professional ability is much better. Met and married the woman of my dreams 14 happy years ago. Comprehensions added. The comprehension required to help hundreds of people change their lives to happy success. Success as they individually defined it Source(s): 1) Nichiren Daishonin, by way of Daisaku Ikeda 2 )http://www.sgi.orgIt's not magic, but a grerat cognitive exercise to get the decisions and viewpoints on the path to effective effort and greater happiness. It totally works for everyone who follows the directions and is willing to put some effort into changing the world more to their liking.It's not magic, but a grerat cognitive exercise to get the decisions and viewpoints on the path to effective effort and greater happiness. It totally works for everyone who follows the directions and is willing to put some effort into changing the world more to their liking. more

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Your Question math help!! please anyone? A biases (weighted) coin is desinged so that the probabilty of a head on each flip is 3/5... a. if this biased coin is flipped 3 times what is the probabilty that the first 2 flips are tails and the third is a head? If this coin is flipped until exactly 2 heads appear. what is the probailty that it takes exactly 3 flips until the second head appears? If this biased coin is flipped 7 times, what is the probability that exactly 3 or 4 heads appear? last one.... It is known that 53% of graduating students are boys. Three girls are chosen at randon. Given that at least two of the three grads are boys, determine the probabilty that all three of the grads are boys? more

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A biased coin is designed so that the probability of a head on each flip is 3/5. a) If the is biased coin is flipped 3 times, what is the probability that the first 2 flips are tails and the third flip is a head? b) If this biased coin is flipped until exactly 2 heads appear, what is the probability that it takes exactly 3 flips until the second head appears? c) If this biased coin is flipped 7 times, what is the probability that exactly 3 or 4 heads appear? Please help I'm stuck. more

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1) In a game, a player tosses three fair coins. He wins $10 if all heads occur, $x if two heads occur, $3 if one head occur and $2 if no head occur. Express in terms of x his expected gain from each game. Given that he pays 4.50 to play each game, calculate the value of x for each game is fair, his expected gain or loss over 100 games of x=4.90 2) You pay $2 to play a game. When a die is tossed you receive $3 if an odd number appears or $6 if a 6 appears. Otherwise you lose your stake. What is your expected gain? 3) A game consists of tossing three coins. If all times the coins show heads or a tail, then the player wins the game otherwise he loses it. If he wins the game, he wins $4 and has to pay $1 to participate in the game. Find whether the game is a biased or a fair one. If the game is not fair how much the player will pay or receive? 4) In the game of throwing a tetrahedral die, of faces 1,1,2 and 3, the player is paid as following: if the score is an odd number, then he is paid $3, if the score is a prime number then he is paid $5. Otherwise he was to pay $4. i) calculate the expected gain of a player. ii)calculate the expected gain after 10 games. more