Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data (4th Edition)

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Chapter 5 - Review - Review Exercises - Page 315: 16e

Answer

$P(less~than~1000~grams~and~postterm)=\frac{31}{4,305,340}=0.0000072$ This event is not impossible because $P(less~than~1000~grams~and~postterm)\gt0$

Work Step by Step

The sample space: $4,305,340$ babies born in 2007. So, $N(S)=4,305,340$ According to the cell in the first row, third column: $N(less~than~1000~grams~and~postterm)=31$ Using the Empirical Approach (page 258): $P(less~than~1000~grams~and~postterm)=\frac{N(less~than~1000~grams~and~postterm)}{N(S)}=\frac{31}{4,305,340}=0.0000072$ This event is not impossible because $P(less~than~1000~grams~and~postterm)\gt0$
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