How many children do women give birth to during their childbearing years? Choose at random an


Question: (6 pt) How many children do women give birth to during their childbearing years? Choose at random an American woman who is past childbearing (the few women with 6 or more children are included in the "5 children" group):

Number of Children (X) Probability
0 0.193
1 0.174
2 0.344
3 0.181
4 0.07
5 0.034

a. (2 pt) Check that this probability distribution satisfies the two requirements for a legitimate discrete probability model.

b. (1 pt) Describe in words the event P(X \(\le \) 2)?

c. (1 pt) What is the probability a the event you described in part b?

d. (1 pt) What is the probability P(X < 2)?

e. (1 pt) What is the probability a woman has 3 or more children?

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