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Set-Up:

  • Suppose you have a machine that produces random coins. (Thus, the probability of taking a coin from the machine, tossing it, and getting a 'heads' is a random variable.
  • Suppose fQ(q)= 2q for 0<q<1
  • If Q = q then P(H|Q=q) = q

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Answer:

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