Is the gender of a baby a random event? Factors such as drug use, occupation, and environment
Question:
Is the gender of a baby a random event? Factors such as drug use, occupation, and environment may have an impact on the sex of the baby a couple is likely to conceive. For example, it has been observed that fewer male babies were born to workers engaged in the production of 1,2-dibromo-3-chloropropane (DBCP), an agricultural pesticide. After the exposure ended, 36 children were born to 44 male workers. Of these 36 children only 10 were boys.
Assuming that the gender of a baby is a random event, meaning that 50% of the babies are boys:
a. What is the probability that there will be 10 or less boys?
b. What is the probability that there will be 10 or less boys if for DBCP-producing workers the chance of having a boy is only 25%?
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Public Finance An International Perspective
ISBN: 9789814365048
1st Edition
Authors: Joshua E. Greene