<raugust at ptd.net> wrote:
>In order to figure actual probability of a coin landing heads or tails, why
>not grab a coin, flip it 50 times, and count how many times the coin lands
>heads and how many times it lands tails?
>>We're talking about TIMSS scores, which could have been higher for American
>12th grade pregnant flunkies had they "guessed" the answer. This is
>something radically different than a coin flip, which is much more EXACT
>than a guess.
>>Hint: The "guess" is what happens when you call whether the coin will land
>heads or tails. The way it lands is what actually happens. Go figure!!
The nincompoop says the equivalent of, if you flip the coin 100 times
you will get exactly 50 heads and 50 tails (with his 2% fudge factor
thrown in), and that there is no other possibility. That is false.
lojbab
