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Flipping A Coin 100 Times

Flip A coin 100 Times Probability

By englena jolePublished 3 years ago 2 min read
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It assumes that the reader knows what coin flipping is and may or may not be amusing to readers who do not know. I would classify this as an informal informational text that would potentially appear in a magazine or newspaper.

The author's attitude toward their subject can be inferred from the title and tone of voice throughout the article. They seem to take delight in giving the answer 100 without giving much context; they also use almost no educational markers such as "according to" or "it is thought that."

The author's purpose for writing thus far can be inferred about halfway through the article when they begin to use rhetorical questions such as, "does it matter whether you flip heads or tails 100 times?" and give humorous, witty replies. https://flip-a-coin-tosser.com/coin-toss-100-times/

They also seem to take delight in how 'technical' their answer becomes by explaining different probability factors and even giving a graph at the end. This suggests an informal tone of voice and a slight attitude toward what they are discussing.

It seems like this writer does not take anything too seriously; they believe that it is more important that people know that you will get fairly close to 50/50 odds when coin flipping than actually knowing the correct number (100). This source is meant to be fun and to give a basic understanding of probability.

There is no official author, as it is taken from a website for questions and answers. However, the tone of voice seems to indicate that this was written by someone who probably has some sort of interest in mathematics or science due to the way they discuss the topic with such enthusiasm.

The article does not seem like it is meant to be conveyed with any strong opinion; just knowledge about probability that people find interesting enough to share with others through an informal Q&A format.

For this reason, I would say this source is neutral. It's not trying to convince anyone of anything, nor discredit anything either. It simply presents information without bias so that readers can understand something they might have had little exposure to before.

You can see that the article has many images related to its topic which are labeled with cheeky, explanatory titles. This helps readers understand what they are looking at and makes the text more interesting.

Also, although most of these images contain application or examples that wouldn't be known by everyone, it presents them in a way that is easy to follow along with for anyone who doesn't know how they relate to the concept of coin flipping.

For example, when it shows two bar graphs next to one another with 'heads' on one side and 'tails' on another, most people would instantly understand what this is meant for without even reading any of the text below it.

There's no need to explain why these are being used because it's already evident that they are there to represent equal probability of getting heads or tails after each flip.

The thing is, if the graphs included percentages instead of just showing which side came up more often, people would still be able to tell what it was trying to show them without having any idea for what these statistical values conventionally mean.

It is also very beneficial for readers who do know what these graphical elements refer to understand how this information works together with the context behind it all which only makes the piece easier to follow along with and creates a unique opportunity for different types of readership.

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