Data from the National Vital Statistics Report indicate that there were 3,880,894 births in the United States in 1997. A total of 291,154 babies were of low birth weight, while 2,552,852 babies weighed between 3000 and 4000 grams. Calculate the observed proportions ineach of these two groups, and comment on how well the normal calculations approximates these values

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Data from the National Vital Statistics Report indicate that there were 3,880,894 births in the United States in 1997. A total of 291,154 babies were of low birth weight, while 2,552,852 babies weighed between 3000 and 4000 grams. Calculate the observed proportions ineach of these two groups, and comment on how well the normal calculations approximates these values.

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