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Statistics and Data Analysis in Geology - Chapter 2
Number of heads
Figure 2-8. Discrete distribution giving the probability of obtaining specified numbers of
heads in ten flips of a coin.
Figure 2-9. Discrete distribution giving the probability of obtaining specified numbers of
heads in 50 flips of a coin.
by some physical procedure, and these inherently are limited in both their accuracy
and precision. Repeated measurements made on the same object will display small
differences whose magnitude may reflect both natural variation in the object, varia-
tion in the measurement process, and variation inadvertently caused by the person
making the measurements. A single, exact, “true” value cannot be determined;
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