Boys and girls: 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. a.Find the probability distribution of Y. b. Find the mean μY . c. Find the standard deviation σY .

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Boys and girls: 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. a.Find the probability distribution of Y. b. Find the mean μY . c. Find the standard deviation σY .

 

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