14. A survey of 800 families with four children each revealed the following distribution : No. of boys 4 No. of girls 4. No. of families 32 178 290 236 64 Is this result consistent with the hypothesis that male and female births are equa!ly probable ?

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14. A survey of 800 families with four children each revealed the following
distribution :
No. of boys
1
3
4
No. of girls
4
No. of families
32
178
290
236
64
Is this result consistent with the hypothesis that male and female births are equa!ly
probable ?
Transcribed Image Text:14. A survey of 800 families with four children each revealed the following distribution : No. of boys 1 3 4 No. of girls 4 No. of families 32 178 290 236 64 Is this result consistent with the hypothesis that male and female births are equa!ly probable ?
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