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Suppose we hv a fair coin and flip eight heads in a row.What is the probability of getting heads on the ninth?
02-15-2013, 06:57 AM
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Each throw is an independent event, so previous history has no effect.

(To believe otherwise is the classic Gambler's Fallacy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambler%27s_fallacy ).
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