To define: The continuity correction. To explain: The procedure for applying

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2021-09-24

To define: The continuity correction.
To explain: The procedure for applying the continuity correction method for finding the probability if using the normal approximation to the binomial distribution is used for finding the probability.
Given info:
Out of 14 couples 13 of them had baby girls by using the preliminary test of the MicroSoft method of gender selection.

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diskusje5

diskusje5

Skilled2021-09-25Added 82 answers

Calculation:
Continuity correction:
The continuity correction is used to for approximate the binomial distribution (discrete) by using the normal distribution (continuous).
If the binomial probability represents "exactly" then the value 0.5 is add and subtract with the value of x.
The couples having exactly 13 girls

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