Problem

Is the following an example of empirical probability?
The probability of tails on 9 consecutive tosses of a coin

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Yes
No

Answer

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\(\boxed{\text{No}}\)

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Step 1 :Empirical probability is based on actual experiments and adequate recordings of the occurrence of events. It is the ratio of the number of outcomes in which a specified event occurs to the total number of trials, not on a presumption.

Step 2 :In this case, the probability of tails on 9 consecutive tosses of a coin is not based on actual experiments or observations, but on a theoretical model of a fair coin.

Step 3 :Therefore, this is not an example of empirical probability.

Step 4 :\(\boxed{\text{No}}\)

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