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A clinical trial tests a method designed to increase the probability of conceiving a girl. In the study 678 babies were​ born, and 339 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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Answer:

We are 99% confident that the true proportion of female babies is captured by the interval from

0.8001

to

0.8999

.

Explanation:

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