Odds and Probability
Coin-flip streaks and what they do not prove
Five heads in a specified row is 1 in 32 on a fair coin. The run does not schedule the next toss or prove a system.
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Five heads in a specified row is 1 in 32 on a fair coin. The run does not schedule the next toss or prove a system.
The law of large numbers says averages settle. It does not say the next result will cancel the last one.