Assume you are flipping an unbiased coin and that the flipping process is entirely random. A psychic claims that he can sense the outcome of each flip. You put him to the test. You flip the coin 6 times and guess what? The psychic correctly calls the outcome each time. If the psychic is really only guessing on each flip, what is the probability of his being correct six out of six times?
A) 0.1094
B) 0.0041
C) 0.0156
D) 0.0083

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The probability of correctly guessing each flip is 0.5. For six flips, the probability is (0.5)^6 = 0.0156.

Assume You Are Flipping an Unbiased Coin and That the Flipping