Question

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 among 8 children. Complete parts​ (a) through​ (d) below.
a. Find the probability of getting exactly 6 girls in 8 births.
b. Find the probability of getting 6 or more girls in 8 births.
c. Which probability is relevant for determining whether 6 is a significantly high number of girls in 8​ births: the result from part​ (a) or part​ (b)?
d. Is 6 a significantly high number of girls in 8​ births? Why or why​ not? Use 0.05 as the threshold for a significant event.

Number of Girls x P(x)
0 0.002
1 0.016
2 0.109
3 0.199
4 0.348
5 0.199
6 0.109
7 0.016
8 0.002

Answer 1

The answers to the questions are

• 0.109
• 0.127
• b is a relevant factor
• 6 is not high

How to solve for the probability

a. From the table the probability of having 6 girls in 8 birth is given as

0.109.

b. The probability of 6 or more girls in 8 births

p(6) + p(7) + p(8)

= 0.109 + 0.016 + 0.002

= 0.127

c. The result from b is the relevant factor given that it includes the probability of getting 6, 7 and 8 girls.

D. No six is not a significantly high number of girls in 8 births. This conclusion is from the fact that 0.109 is greater than 0.05.

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