Question

A sales representative for a baby food company wants to survey 300 random couples who are new parents to find out if their newborn child is a boy or a girl. The rep uses a 1 for a girl and a 2 for a boy when running a simulation. Would the simulation be a fair representation of possible survey results? Why or why not?

A. Yes, because each of the two outcomes are equally likely.
B. No, because each of the two outcomes are not equally likely.
C. No, because the survey includes 300 results.
D. Yes, because the survey includes 300 results.

Answer 1

A. Yes, because each of the two outcomes are equally likely.

Explanation:

A sales representative for a baby food company wants to survey 300 random couples who are new parents to find out if their newborn child is a boy or a girl.

The representative uses a 1 for a girl and a 2 for a boy when running a simulation.

Yes, the simulation will be a fair representation of possible survey results.

A. Yes, because each of the two outcomes are equally likely.