In a preliminary test of the MicroSort gender-selection method, 14 babies were born and 13 of them

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In a preliminary test of the MicroSort gender-selection method, 14 babies were born and 13 of them were girls.

a. Find the number of different possible sequences of genders that are possible when 14 babies are born.

b. How many ways can 13 girls and 1 boy be arranged in a sequence?

c. If 14 babies are randomly selected, what is the probability that they consist of 13 girls and 1 boy?

d. Does the gender-selection method appear to yield a result that is significantly different from a result that might be expected by random chance?

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Elementary Statistics

ISBN: 9780321500243

11th Edition

Authors: Mario F. Triola

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