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Shortly after the introduction of a new coin, newspapers published articles claiming the coin is biased.

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Shortly after the introduction of a new coin, newspapers published articles claiming the coin is biased. The stories were based on reports that someone had spun the coin 250 times and gotten 135 heads minus that's 54% heads.

Use the Normal model to approximate the Binomial to determine the probability of spinning a fair coin 250 times and getting at least 135 heads.

Do you think this is evidence that spinning this new coin is unfair? Would you be willing to use it at the beginning of a sports event? Explain.

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b) Examine the probability found in part a. If the probability is low (less than 0.05), then it is not very likely that a fair coin would yield that many heads. If the probability is not low, then it is likely that a fair coin would yield that many heads. Determine what this indicates about the fairness of the coin. Consider with what certainty the coin could be used at the beginning of a sporting event.

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Shortly after the introduction of a new coin, newspapers published articles claiming the coin is biased.

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