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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

448448

baby girls and

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

a. Find the probability of getting exactly

448448

girls in

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births.

b. Find the probability of getting

448448

or more girls in

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

448448

girls in

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births unusually​ high?

c. Which probability is relevant for trying to determine whetherthe technique is​ effective: the result from part​ (a) or theresult from part​ (b)?

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

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