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A? gender-selection technique is designed to increase thelikelihood that a baby will be a girl. In the results of the?gender-selection technique,

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births consisted of

443443

baby girls and

418418

baby boys. In analyzing these? results, assume that boys andgirls are equally likely.

a. Find the probability of getting exactly

443443

girls in

861861

births.

b. Find the probability of getting

443443

or more girls in

861861

births. If boys and girls are equally? likely, is

443443

girls in

861861

births unusually? high?

c. Which probability is relevant for trying todetermine whether the technique is? effective: the result frompart? (a) or the result from part? (b)?

d. Based on the? results, does it appear thatthe? gender-selection technique is? effective?

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