Random Variables · Geometric Distribution

Lesson 1

Nikolai Chukhin · Alexander S. Kulikov

Problem. Test your intuition. You flip a coin until it lands heads up. On average, how many flips will you make?

For example, the coin might land heads up immediately (in which case, there was only one flip). Or the coin might land tails three times in a row and then heads (in which case, there were four flips).

5 points