Suppose you toss a fair coin twenty-six times and each time you observe heads (i.e., 26 heads in a row). What is the probability of heads on your next toss?
A) 1
B) 0.962
C) 0.5
D) 0.038
E) 0

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Each toss of a fair coin has an independent 0.5 probability of landing heads. Thus, the previous tosses have no bearing on the probability of the next toss. The probability of heads on the next toss is still 0.5, regardless of the previous 26 tosses.

Suppose You Toss a Fair Coin Twenty-Six Times and Each