Probability of obtaining a head

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Consider a coin for which the probability of obtaining a head on any given toss is 0.3. Suppose that the coin is to be tossed 15 times, and let X denote the number of heads that will be obtained.

(a) What prediction of X has the smallest M.S.E.?

(b) What prediction of X has the smallest M.A.E.?

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