A coin is tossed 20 times. A person who claims to have extrasensory perception is asked to predict the outcome of each flip in advance. She predicts correctly on 14 tosses. What is the probability of being correct 14 or more times by guessing? Does this probability seem to
Verify her claim? Use the normal distribution to approximate the desired probability.
A) 0.4418, no
B) 0.4418, yes
C) 0.0582, no
D) 0.0582, yes

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The probability of guessing correctly 14 or more times out of 20 is approximately 0.0582 using the normal distribution. This low probability suggests that her claim of extrasensory perception might be valid, but it is not definitive proof.

A Coin Is Tossed 20 Times