4.2.4. A chromosome mutation linked with colorblind- ness is known to occur, on the average, once in every ten thousand births. (a) Approximate the probability that exactly three of the next twenty thousand babies born will have the mutation. (b) How many babies out of the next twenty thou- sand would have to be born with the mutation to convince you that the “one in ten thousand" estimate is too low? [Hint: Calculate P(X > k) = 1 - P(X < k – 1) for various k. |

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4.2.4. A chromosome mutation linked with colorblind-
ness is known to occur, on the average, once in every ten
thousand births.
(a) Approximate the probability that exactly three of
the next twenty thousand babies born will have the
mutation.
(b) How many babies out of the next twenty thou-
sand would have to be born with the mutation
to convince you that the “one in ten thousand"
estimate is too low? [Hint: Calculate P(X > k) =
1 – P(X < k – 1) for various k.
Transcribed Image Text:4.2.4. A chromosome mutation linked with colorblind- ness is known to occur, on the average, once in every ten thousand births. (a) Approximate the probability that exactly three of the next twenty thousand babies born will have the mutation. (b) How many babies out of the next twenty thou- sand would have to be born with the mutation to convince you that the “one in ten thousand" estimate is too low? [Hint: Calculate P(X > k) = 1 – P(X < k – 1) for various k.
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