Chapter 8.2, Problem 10BSC

Forming Conclusions. In Exercises 9-12, refer to the exercise identified.

Using only the rare event rule, make subjective estimates to determine whether results are likely, then state a conclusion about the original claim. For example, if the claim is that a coin favors heads and sample results consist of 11 heads in 20 flips, conclude that there is not sufficient evidence to support the claim that the coin favors heads (because it is easy to get 11 heads in 20 flips by chance with a fair coin).

10. Exercise 6

6. Claim: When parents use the XSORT method of gender selection, the proportion of baby girls is greater than 0.5. The latest actual results show that among 945 babies born to couples using the XSORT method of gender selection, 879 were girls.