Find the Indicated Probability

question 144

Multiple Choice

Find the indicated probability. Round to three decimal places.
-Find the probability of at least 2 girls in 8 births. Assume that male and female births are equally likely and that the births are independent events.

• A) 0.035
• B) 0.109
• C) 0.855
• D) 0.965

Understand the central limit theorem and its relevance to the shape of distributions in large samples.

Distinguish between point estimates and actual population parameters in the context of statistical inference.

Evaluate the significance of the confidence level and its impact on the interpretation of confidence intervals.

Apply statistical methods to compare means and proportions between two populations or samples.

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