In: Statistics and Probability
1. Assumptions: Two child family, the probability of a boy or girl is .5, sex of one child in the family is independent of the sex of the other child.
Case A: With no other information given, what is the probability that a family has 2 girls?
Case B: A family has at least 1 girl, what is the probability that a family has 2 girls?
Case C: A family has at least 1 girl who is its first born child, what is the probability that a family has 2 girls?
Comment: As we move from Case A to Case B to Case C, we have more information and the probability space shrinks and the probability of a 2-girl family increases.
In: Statistics and Probability
Explain why despite enormous natural resources, much of Latin America's population remains in poverty and the region has been repeatedly experiencing financial crises.
In: Economics
One factor contributing to a slow rate of economic growth in Latin America is that broad basic education has been underemphasized in most countries.
True or False
In: Economics
In: Statistics and Probability
Think of a stereotype associated with an Asian country and one associated with a Latin American country. How can these stereotypes potentially influence decisions related to HR systems?
In: Operations Management
What kind of structural reforms should Latin American countries promote in order to encourage more foreign direct investment and promote sustained economic growth?
In: Economics
In: Economics
There were 2,074,000 baby girl and 2,173,000 baby boy born. We often assume that the
probability of having a boy or a girl is 0.5 because of the chromosomal determination of sex in
humans. Is there reason to think that the sex ratio in the United States favor more baby boys?
To answer this question, find the probability that an equal chance of getting a boy would give
2,173,000 boys or more in 4,247,000. What do you conclude?
In: Statistics and Probability
CJ is a 16-year-old high school student who is in the clinic for a sports physical prior to beginning basketball practice. He has no known significant medical history, takes no medications, and has no allergies. Subjective data reveal only that CJ is short of breath earlier than most boys on the team. He attributes this to needing to get into better physical condition. The physical is unremarkable except for a grade III systolic murmur heard over the entire precordium. An echocardiogram and cardiac catheterization reveal a ventricular septal defect (VSD) with moderate pulmonary hypertension.
Discussion Questions:
In: Nursing