On a coin tossing problem by G. Bennett

Tossing a Biased Coin

When we talk about a coin toss, we think of it as unbiased: with probability one-half it comes up heads, and with probability one-half it comes up tails. An ideal unbiased coin might not correctly model a real coin, which could be biased slightly one way or another. After all, real life is rarely fair. This possibility leads us to an interesting mathematical and computational question. Is there...

UNBIASED COIN TOSSING WITH A BIASED COIN by

PrQcedures are exhibited and analyzed for converting a sequence of iid Bernoulli variables with unknown mean p into a Bernoulli variable with mean 1/2. The efficiency of several procedures is studied.

On fluctuations in coin tossing.

Randomization: beyond tossing a coin

1. Methods in Epidemiologic, Clinical and Operations Research–MECOR–program, American Thoracic Society/Asociación Latinoamericana del Tórax. Montevídeo, Uruguay. 2. Divisão de Pneumologia, Instituto do Coração – InCor – Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil. 3. Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern...

Random Coin Tossing

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