Essentials of Statistics (6th Edition)
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Chapter 6.2, Problem 31BSC
Durations of Pregnancies The lengths of pregnancies are
a. In a letter to “Dear Abby,” a wife claimed to have given birth 308 days after a brief visit from her husband, who was working in another country. Find the
b. If we stipulate that a baby is premature if the duration of pregnancy is in the lowest 3%, find the duration that separates premature babies from those who are not premature. Premature babies often require special care, and this result could be helpful to hospital administrators in planning for that care.
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