A coin was flipped 30 times.

Side Frequency
Heads 16
Tails 14
Is the experimental or theoretical probability higher for the coin landing heads side up?

Question

A coin was flipped 30 times.

Side	 Frequency
Heads	 16
Tails	 14
Is the experimental or theoretical probability higher for the coin landing heads side up?

cwrw238 · Answer

theoretcal is 15

anonymous · Answer

In theory, the coin should be perfectly balanced with a 1/2 probability of landing on either face. This should lead to equal numbers of heads and tails. Of course, probability doesn't work like that  - this experiment has an imbalance towards heads - so the experimental probability for landing heads up is higher than the theoretical one.

anonymous · Answer

Here the experimental probability for the coin landing heads up is more than the theoretical probability...
theoretical probability is 1/2
here experimental probability is 16/30 = 8/15