In a sample of 70,000 firstborn babies, five were found to have a certain syndrome. Find the empirical probability start a family’s first child will be born with this syndrome

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Mangesh Parte asked Dec 12, 2023

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In a sample of 70,000 firstborn babies, five were found to have a certain syndrome. Find the empirical probability start a family’s first child will be born with this syndrome

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0.0071% or 1/14000

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5/70,000 is approximately 0.00007142857 which is approximately 0.000071 which is 0.0071%

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