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In this setting, the LLN tells us if we flip the coin many times, the fraction
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of heads that we see will be close to the mean $p$.
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of heads that we see will be close to the mean $p$. We use $n$ to represent the number of times the coin is flipped.
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Let's check this:
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Let's vary `n` to see how the distribution of the sample mean changes.
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We will use a violin plot to show the different distributions.
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We will use a [violin plot](https://intro.quantecon.org/prob_dist.html#violin-plots) to show the different distributions.
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Each distribution in the violin plot represents the distribution of $X_n$ for some $n$, calculated by simulation.
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Hence the LLN does not hold.
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The LLN fails to hold here because the assumption $\mathbb E|X| = \infty$ is violated by the Cauchy distribution.
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The LLN fails to hold here because the assumption $\mathbb E|X| < \infty$ is violated by the Cauchy distribution.
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The striking implication of the CLT is that for **any** distribution with
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finite [second moment](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moment_(mathematics)), the simple operation of adding independent
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copies **always** leads to a Gaussian curve.
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copies **always** leads to a Gaussian(Normal) curve.
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```{exercise}
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Repeat the simulation [above1](sim_one) with the [Beta distribution](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta_distribution).
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Repeat the simulation [above](sim_one) with the [Beta distribution](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta_distribution).
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You can choose any $\alpha > 0$ and $\beta > 0$.
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