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The accompanying table describes results from groups of 8 births from 8 different sets of parents. The random variable x represents the number of girls
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0.0312 (Type an integer or a decimal. Do not round.)
b. Find the probability of getting 1 or fewer girls in 8 births.
0.0352 (Type an integer or a decimal. Do not round.)
c. Which probability is relevant for determining whether 1 is a significantly low number of girls in 8 births: the result from part (a) or part (b)?
A. Since the probability of getting 0 girls is less likely than getting 1 girl, the result from part (a) is the relevant probability.
B. Since the probability of getting more than 1 girl is the complement of the result from part (b), this is the relevant probability.
C. Since getting 0 girls is an even lower number of girls than getting 1 girl, the result from part (b) is the relevant probability.
D. Since the probability of getting 1 girl is the result from part (a), this is the relevant probability.
d. Is 1 a significantly low number of girls in 8 births? Why or why not? Use 0.05 as the threshold for a significant event.
A. Yes, since the appropriate probability is less than 0.05, it is a significantly low number.
B. No, since the appropriate probability is greater than 0.05, it is not a significantly low number.
C. No, since the appropriate probability is less than 0.05, it is not a significantly low number.
D. Yes, since the appropriate probability is greater than 0.05, it is a significantly low number.
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The accompanying table describes results from groups of 8 births from 8 different sets of parents. The random variable $\times$ represents the number of girls
Click the icon to view the table.
0.0312 (Type an integer or a decimal. Do not round.)
b. Find the probability of getting 1 or fewer girls in 8 births.
0.0352 (Type an integer or a decimal. Do not round.)
c. Which probability is relevant for determining whether 1 is a significantly low number of girls in 8 births: the result from part (a) or part (b)?
A. Since the probability of getting 0 girls is less likely than getting 1 girl, the result from part (a) is the relevant probability.
B. Since the probability of getting more than 1 girl is the complement of the result from part (b), this is the relevant probability.
C. Since getting 0 girls is an even lower number of girls than getting 1 girl, the result from part (b) is the relevant probability.
D. Since the probability of getting 1 girl is the result from part (a), this is the relevant probability.
d. Is 1 a significantly low number of girls in 8 births? Why or why not? Use 0.05 as the threshold for a significant event.
A. Yes, since the appropriate probability is less than 0.05 , it is a significantly low number.
B. No, since the appropriate probability is greater than 0.05 , it is not a significantly low number.
C. No, since the appropriate probability is less than 0.05 , it is not a significantly low number.
D. Yes, since the appropriate probability is greater than 0.05 , it is a significantly low number.
Solution
Solution Steps
Step 1: Calculating Exact Probability
To calculate the exact probability of having exactly 1 girls out of 8 births, we use the binomial probability formula:
\[P(X = 1) = \binom{8}{1} 0.5^{1} (1-0.5)^{8-1}\]
This gives us an exact probability of 0.0312.
Step 2: Calculating Cumulative Probability for x or Fewer Successes
To find the probability of having 1 or fewer girls, we sum the probabilities of having 0 to 1 successes:
The cumulative probability for 1 or fewer successes is 0.0352.
Step 3: Calculating Cumulative Probability for x or More Successes
To find the probability of having 1 or more girls, we sum the probabilities of having 1 to 8 successes:
The cumulative probability for 1 or more successes is 0.996.
Step 4: Determining Significance
Given the significance level of 0.05, The event is significantly low.
Final Answer:
The exact probability of having exactly 1 girls out of 8 births is 0.0312.
The cumulative probability of having 1 or fewer girls is 0.0352,
and the cumulative probability of having 1 or more girls is 0.996.
The event is significantly low.