Gilbert Strang, Calculus, 3rd edition (Wellesley-Cambridge Press; MIT OpenCourseWare RES.18-001) §8.4 Probability and Calculus, #20 · Probability · Continuous distributions

(b) The fraction of heads after … tosses is

(a) A fair coin comes up heads 10 times in a row. Will heads or tails be more likely on the next toss?

(b) The fraction of heads after $N$ tosses is $α$ . The expected fraction after $2 N$ tosses is ______.

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Gilbert Strang, Calculus, 3rd edition (Wellesley-Cambridge Press; MIT OpenCourseWare RES.18-001) · §8.4 Probability and Calculus, #20

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