Question

n a genetics experiment on​ peas, one sample of offspring contained 372 green peas and 35 yellow peas. Based on those​ results, estimate the probability of getting an offspring pea that is green. Is the result reasonably close to the value of 3 4 that was​ expected?

Answer 1

Complete Question

In a genetics experiment on​ peas, one sample of offspring contained 372 green peas and 35 yellow peas. Based on those​ results, estimate the probability of getting an offspring pea that is green. Is the result reasonably close to the value of 3/4 that was​ expected?

Answer:

The probability is
`P(g) = 0.9140`

No it is not close to the probability expected

Explanation:

From the question we are told that

The sample size is
`n = 372 + 35= 407`

The number of green peas is
`n_g = 372`

The number of yellow peas is
`n_y = 35`

The probability of getting an offspring pea that is green is mathematically represented as

`P(g) = (n_g)/(n)`

substituting values

`P(g) = (372)/( 407)`

`P(g) = 0.9140`

The expected probability is
`(3)/(4) = 0.75`

But what we got is
`P(g) = 0.9140`

So we can say that the value obtained is not equal to the expected value