Suppose that in a small island, all families have either 0, 1, or 2 children with probabilities 0.3, 0.4, and 0.3 respectively. Assume that the probability of having a boy or a girl is the same. Let the random variable X be the number of boys and the random variable Y be the number of girls. Compute the joint and the marginal probability mass function of X, and Y. Show the answer's steps, then fill the table with the correct values Questi Page 18
Suppose that in a small island, all families have either 0, 1, or 2 children with probabilities 0.3, 0.4, and 0.3 respectively. Assume that the probability of having a boy or a girl is the same. Let the random variable X be the number of boys and the random variable Y be the number of girls. Compute the joint and the marginal probability mass function of X, and Y. Show the answer's steps, then fill the table with the correct values Questi Page 18
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Suppose that in a small island, all families have either 0, 1, or 2 children with probabilities 0.3,
0.4, and 0.3 respectively. Assume that the probability of having a boy or a girl is the same. Let the
random variable X be the number of boys and the random variable Y be the number of girls.
Compute the joint and the marginal probability mass function of X, and Y.
Show the answer's steps, then fill the table with the correct values
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Suppose that in a small island, all families have either 0, 1, or 2 children with probabilities 0.3,
0.4, and 0.3 respectively. Assume that the probability of having a boy or a girl is the same. Let the
random variable X be the number of boys and the random variable Y be the number of girls.
Compute the joint and the marginal probability mass function of X, and Y.
Show the answer's steps, then fill the table with the correct values
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