Science of the coin-toss: Bias in Heads-or-Tails

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Science of the coin-toss: Bias in Heads-or-Tails

Posted by CmdrTaco on Tuesday March 2, 2004 @04:20AM from the didn't-gildenstern-prove-that-already dept.

MrSharkey writes " An interesting article published in Science News puts a new scientific spin on the outcome of the venerable coin-toss. "A new mathematical analysis suggests that coin tossing is inherently biased: A coin is more likely to land on the same face it started out on.""

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Science of the Salad Toss by Anonymous Coward · 2004-03-02 04:21 · Score: -1, Offtopic

just ask Michael. He's got his Ph. D.

FP nigs.
1. Re:Science of the Salad Toss by Anonymous Coward · 2004-03-02 04:23 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  Michael will also have a heapin' helpin' of a nice Texas Hot Plate to go with that.
2. Re:Science of the Salad Toss by Anonymous Coward · 2004-03-02 04:32 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  In Texas there're more men needin' killin' than horses needin' stealin'.
Bullshit by Anonymous Coward · 2004-03-02 04:23 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Bullshit!
A coin flip isn't 50/50? by Anonymous Coward · 2004-03-02 04:24 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Sounds like somebody has their head up their tail end!

-SW
Ask Slashdot: First Webserver by Anonymous Coward · 2004-03-02 04:27 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Anyone know what the first webserer was? I can't find the info online.
Re:what a waste by Anonymous Coward · 2004-03-02 04:31 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Or maybe remedial English, so lame-o posters can finally figure out the difference between their & there...
me
In Other News... by Anonymous Coward · 2004-03-02 04:34 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Thorough examination of woman confirms "accidental inhalation of the condom during fellatio"
New Math by Lycestra · 2004-03-02 04:36 · Score: 1, Offtopic

did you have to say "new math"? I have three oranges, and you take two away. How many do I have now? Three, because you better gimme back my damn oranges.

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Re:Tax dollars at work, one coin at a time by FauxPasIII · 2004-03-02 06:02 · Score: 1, Offtopic

-nod- Clinton had a few misadventures in bombing to his name, this is true. I don't necessarily think any of his were on the same scale as Bush's Iraq adventure, though. And at least Bill never sent a troop into battle who didn't come home to his or her family.

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Re:Tax dollars at work, one coin at a time by josecanuc · 2004-03-02 06:08 · Score: 1, Offtopic

Ever seen the movie "Black Hawk Down"? Bill did that.
Re:Tax dollars at work, one coin at a time by donnyspi · 2004-03-02 06:17 · Score: 1, Offtopic

people are starting to forget that IN A BATTLE, PEOPLE DIE. That's how it works. Some soldiers do not come home and that's just how it works. It is plain stupid to expect that everyone or nearly everyone will come out of it ok.
Re:Tax dollars at work, one coin at a time by Anonymous Coward · 2004-03-02 06:23 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Time to get a new coin (or better yet, a die) to replace Iraq. My vote is for N. Korea.
Re:Tax dollars at work, one coin at a time by Anonymous Coward · 2004-03-02 06:24 · Score: 0, Offtopic

It's true. In fact, if any soldiers even got sick or injured, Clinton could actually heal their wounds and raise them from the dead!
It's insane. Apparently it's okay for one guy to use the U.S. Military for his personal prestige, but not to improve national (and global) security. Idiots!