Dataset Available: Download sexrat-6-e-059-2.xlsx The data set, lists the sexes of children born in over 50,000 families with more than one child. The format of the data is given below. Variable nm chid+ Number of Children Assigned sex of 1st born Assigned sex of 2nd born Assigned sex of 3rd born Assigned sex of 4th born sx_5 Assigned sex of 5th born sexchidn Assigned sex of all children Number of families sx_1 sx_2 sx_3 sx_4 num_fam** Use interval-estimation methods to determine if the sex assigned at birth of the second born child is predictable from the sex assigned at birth of the first born child. LUSE SALT Construct a 95% confidence interval to estimate the population proportion of second born babies assigned the gender male at birth given that their first born sibling was assigned the gender male at birth. (Enter your answer using interval notation. Round your numerical values to four decimal places.) x The interval should have only two values. Construct a 95% confidence interval to estimate the population proportion of second born babies who were assigned male at birth given that their first born sibling was assigned the gender female at birth. (Enter your answer using interval notation. Round your numerical values to four decimal places.) x The interval should have only two values. Do the intervals suggest that the sex assigned at birth of the second born child is predictable from the sex assigned at birth of the first born child.
The purpose of this question is to determine whether the sex assigned at the birth of the second-born child is predictable from the sex assigned at the birth of the first-born child, using interval-estimation methods. We will construct 95% confidence intervals to estimate the population proportions of second-born babies assigned the gender male at birth given that their first born sibling was assigned the gender male at birth, and those assigned male at birth given that her first born sibling was assigned the gender female at birth. We will then compare the two intervals to determine whether the sex assigned at the birth of the second-born child is predictable from the sex assigned at the birth of the first-born child.
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