SOLUTION: If boys and girls are equally likely and groups of 400 births are randomly selected. Find the standard deviation of the numbers of girls in such groups of 400.

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Question 628465: If boys and girls are equally likely and groups of 400 births are randomly selected. Find the standard deviation of the numbers of girls in such groups of 400.
Found 2 solutions by jim_thompson5910, stanbon:
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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This sounds like a binomial distribution problem.

Standard deviation:

sigma = sqrt(n*p*(1-p))

sigma = sqrt(400*0.5*(1-0.5))

sigma = 10

So the standard deviation is 10.

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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If boys and girls are equally likely and groups of 400 births are randomly selected. Find the standard deviation of the numbers of girls in such groups of 400.
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std = sqrt[npq] = sqrt[400(1/2)(1/2) = sqrt(100) = 10
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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