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 CoinTossSimulator

Source Notebook

Dynamically simulate tossing a coin

Contributed by: Wolfram|Alpha Math Team

ResourceFunction["CoinTossSimulator"][]

creates an interface for dynamically simulating coin tosses.

ResourceFunction["CoinTossSimulator"][w]

uses probability w of getting "heads".

Details and Options

ResourceFunction["CoinTossSimulator"] returns a DynamicModule expression.
The returned interface includes the buttons Flip, Report and Ideal results. These simulate a coin toss and use CellPrint to display a report of the current results and a plot comparing the results to ideal results, respectively.

Examples

Basic Examples (1) 

Simulate tossing a fair coin:

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ResourceFunction["CoinTossSimulator"][]
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Scope (2) 

Simulate an unfair coin:

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ResourceFunction["CoinTossSimulator"][1/3]
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Clicking the "Report" button returns a summary of the simulation statistics:

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ResourceFunction["CoinTossSimulator"][1/3]
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Properties and Relations (1) 

The information returned by the "Ideal results" button is also available via the resource function IdealCoinTossStatistics:

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ResourceFunction["CoinTossSimulator"][]
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ResourceFunction["IdealCoinTossStatistics"][5, 3]
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Publisher

Wolfram|Alpha Math Team

Version History

  • 2.0.0 – 23 March 2023
  • 1.0.0 – 18 September 2020

Related Resources

Author Notes

To view the full source code for CoinTossSimulator, run the following code:

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FileNameJoin[ ReplacePart[ FileNameSplit[FindFile["ResourceFunctionHelpers`"]], -1 -> "CoinToss.wl"]] // SystemOpen

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