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In 1000 tosses of a coin, 560 heads and 440 tails. is it reasonable to assume that the coin is fair?

In 1000 tosses of a coin, 560 heads and 440 tails. is it reasonable to assume that the coin is fair?
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In 1000 tosses of a coin, 560 heads and 440 tails. is it reasonable to assume that the coin is fair?

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No   If the coin was fair the 2 values should be closer together.  The probability of a head ( and a tail)  should be close to 1/2  for a fair coin.
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