Question 5.

Suppose a survey asked 800 families with the children to disclose the gender of their children and found that 460 of the families had three boys and one girl. a) Estimate the probability of having three boys and one girl in a four- child family using the empirical model. b) Compute and interpret the probability of having three boys and one girl in a four-child family using the classical method, assuming boys and girls are equally likely.