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Genetics. In Exercises 15–20, refer to the accompanying table, which describes results from groups of 8 births from 8 different sets of parents. The random variable x represents the number of girls among 8 children.
18. Using Probabilities for Significant
a. Find the
b. Find the probability of getting 7 or more girls in 8 births.
c. Which probability is relevant for determining whether 7 is a significantly high number of girls in 10 births: the result from part (a) or part (b)?
d. Is 7 a significantly high number of girls in 8 births? Why or why not?
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