In Exercise 59, let X be the number of girls the couple has. a. Find the probability

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In Exercise 59, let X be the number of girls the couple has.

a. Find the probability distribution of X.

b. Find the mean μX.

c. Find the standard deviation σX.


Exercise 59

A couple plans to have children until a girl is born, but they will have no more than three children. Assume that each child is equally likely to be a boy or a girl. Let Y be the number of boys they have.

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Elementary Statistics

ISBN: 9781259969454

3rd Edition

Authors: William Navidi, Barry Monk

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