Rejecting the Hypothesis of a Fair Coin: Confidence Level?

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Hi. At what level of confidence can I reject the hypothesis that a coin is "fair"? Meaning, the odds of a head is 50%. The coin is flipped 41 times and 31 are heads. Thank you!
 
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Edward S said:
Hi. At what level of confidence can I reject the hypothesis that a coin is "fair"? Meaning, the odds of a head is 50%. The coin is flipped 41 times and 31 are heads. Thank you!
I shall reject the null hypothesis that " The coin is fair" at even 80% confidence level.
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