1. Supposed a coin is tossed many times with P(Head) = P₁ P(Tail) = q where p + q = 1, p > 0, q> 0. Let N = the first time the coin is a Head. Determine which is the better bet, N = odds or N = evens.

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Problem 14T: An unbalanced coin is weighted so that the probability of heads is 0.55. The coin is tossed ten...
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1. Supposed a coin is tossed many times with P(Head)
= P₁
P(Tail) = q where p + q = 1, p > 0, q> 0. Let N = the first
time the coin is a Head. Determine which is the better bet,
N = odds or N = evens.
Transcribed Image Text:1. Supposed a coin is tossed many times with P(Head) = P₁ P(Tail) = q where p + q = 1, p > 0, q> 0. Let N = the first time the coin is a Head. Determine which is the better bet, N = odds or N = evens.
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