1. (10 points) We're going to play a game. The player is allowed to flip a fair coin repeatedry and decide after each fl
Posted: Thu May 05, 2022 9:09 pm
1. (10 points) We're going to play a game. The player is allowed to flip a fair coin repeatedry and decide after each flip whether to stop. When the player stops, if they have so far flipped k heads in n flips, they are paid k/n dollars. (If the player flips H on the first try and stops, their payout is 1/1 = $1 or if the player flips T,H,T and then stops, their payout is 1/3 = $0.33). What is the the best strategy and the Approximate Payout? Hint: "The idea that the payout will "eventually be 50% or close to it" =