A clinical trial tests a method designed to increase the probability of conceiving a girl. In the study 320 babies were born, and 272 of them were girls. Use the sample data to construct a 99% confidence interval estimate of the percentage of girls born. Based on the result, does the method appear to be effective?

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A clinical trial tests a method designed to increase the probability of conceiving a girl. In the study 320 babies were born, and 272 of them
were girls. Use the sample data to construct a 99% confidence interval estimate of the percentage of girls born. Based on the result, does
the method appear to be effective?
< p <
(Round to three decimal places as needed.)
Does
the method appear to be effective?
No, the proportion of girls is not significantly different from 0.5.
O Yes, the proportion of girls is significantly different from 0.5.
0 0
Transcribed Image Text:A clinical trial tests a method designed to increase the probability of conceiving a girl. In the study 320 babies were born, and 272 of them were girls. Use the sample data to construct a 99% confidence interval estimate of the percentage of girls born. Based on the result, does the method appear to be effective? < p < (Round to three decimal places as needed.) Does the method appear to be effective? No, the proportion of girls is not significantly different from 0.5. O Yes, the proportion of girls is significantly different from 0.5. 0 0
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