Problem #PRU-65353

Problems Probability and statistics Probability theory Discrete distribution Algebra Mean values

Problem

We throw a symmetrical coin n times. Suppose that heads came up m times. The number m/n is called the frequency of the fall of heads. The number m/n0.5 is called the frequency deviation from the probability, and the number |m/n0.5| is called the absolute deviation. Note that the deviation and the absolute deviation are random variables. For example, if a coin was thrown 5 times and heads came up two times, the deviation is equal to 2/50.5=0.1, and the absolute deviation is 0.1.

The experiment consists of two parts: first the coin is thrown 10 times, and then – 100 times. In which of these cases is the mathematical expectation of the absolute deviation of the frequency of getting heads is greater than the probability?