### The Beta Coin Experiment

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Distribution graph

#### Description

The random experiment is to toss a coin $$n$$ times, where the probability of heads is $$p$$. The probability of heads is modeled with a prior beta distribution, having left parameter $$a$$ and right parameter $$b$$. The prior probability density function and the true probability of heads are shown in blue in the graph on the right. On each run, the number of heads $$Y$$ is recorded in the data table. On each run, the posterior beta probability density function, which has left parameter $$a + Y$$ and right parameter $$b + n - Y$$, is shown in red in graph on the right. Also, the Bayesian estimate of $$p$$, $U = \frac{a + Y}{a + b + n}$ is shown on the graph in red and recorded in the data table on each run. Finally, the second table gives the true bias and mean square error of $$U$$, and on each run gives the empirical bias and mean square error, based on the all of the runs of the experiment to that point. The parameters $$n$$, $$p$$, $$a$$, and $$b$$ can be varied with input controls.