In a certain city, the distribution of the first- and second-born children of two-children families by gender is shown below. What is the probability that a family with two children selected at random in this city has children of the same gender? Second-born First-born Female Male Total Female 540 512 1052 Male 492 456 948 1032 968 2000

In a certain city, the distribution of the first- and second-born children of two-children families by gender is shown below. What is the probability that a family with two children selected at random in this city has children of the same gender? Second-born First-born Female Male Total Female 540 512 1052 Male 492 456 948 1032 968 2000

MATLAB: An Introduction with Applications

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