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MEI A Level Mathematics Probability

hiya sorta stuck as to how to go about this q:

'When Charlie and Robin play a game, they toss a coin to see who goes first. If it is a head then Charlie goes first; if it is a tail then Robin goes first. Charlie and Robin play four games and each time the coin shows a head. Robin claims that the coin is definitely biased. Calculate a relevant probability, and discuss the validity of Robin's claim.'

any help would be greatly appreciated, thank you.
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Original post by aditi_idk
hiya sorta stuck as to how to go about this q:

'When Charlie and Robin play a game, they toss a coin to see who goes first. If it is a head then Charlie goes first; if it is a tail then Robin goes first. Charlie and Robin play four games and each time the coin shows a head. Robin claims that the coin is definitely biased. Calculate a relevant probability, and discuss the validity of Robin's claim.'

any help would be greatly appreciated, thank you.

I guess they want you to think of it partially as a hypothesis test, so assuming a fair coin (null hypothesis), what is the probability that you throw 4 heads out of 4? Could this occur by chance or does it strongly indicate a biased coin?

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