ooli@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.world · 1 year agoCoin flips don’t appear to have 50/50 odds after allwww.engadget.comexternal-linkmessage-square29fedilinkarrow-up1121arrow-down110
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minus-squareAbouBenAdhem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·edit-21 year 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-squareJerkface@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up18·1 year 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.