Quote Originally Posted by Cacarulo View Post
I will chime in. I want to see if I understand correctly what is being discussed. If I have the following streak from consecutive coin flips: HTTTTTTTTTTH, how many streaks of length 10 do you see? And of length 9?
Another question: above you said that in 1000 tosses of a fair coin it is not possible to obtain a streak of length 9 or longer, is that correct?
Thank you.

Sincerely,
Cac
“HTTTTTTTTTTH” is a 10-T(ails) streak. “THHHHHHHHHHT” is a 10-H(eads) streaks.
“HTTTTTTTTTH” is a 9-T(ails) streak. “THHHHHHHHHT” is a 9-H(eads) streaks.

Don’t take me word. Take Warren Weaver’s word. He was a well-respected scholar. His acclaimed book “Lady Luck” is studied at universities worldwide. Pages 346-347 present a conclusive analysis of streaks. If you don’t understand it- there is nothing I can do about it.

No offence, just my honest opinion.