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The number of boys in families of eight children in Germany is determined.

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No. of Boys per family of eight children Empirical frequency Empirical relative frequency
0 215 0.0040
1 1485 0.0277
2 5331 0.0993
3 10649 0.1984
4 14959 0.2787
5 11929 0.2222
6 6678 0.1244
7 2092 0.0390
8 342 0.0064
Total 53680 1.0000

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No. of Boys per family of eight children
(x) Empirical frequency (fo) fo*x
0 215 0
1 1485 1485
2 5331 10662
3 10649 31947
4 14959 59836
5 11929 59645
6 6678 40068
7 2092 14644
8 342 2736
Total 53680 221023

Total number of male births 221023
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