Method for determining the gender of an unborn baby


Is ultrasound a reliable method for determining the gender of an unborn baby? There is accompanying data on 1000 births in the table below.

Ultrasound

Predicted

Female Ultrasound

Predicted

Male

Actual Gender Is

Female 495 39

Actual Gender Is

Male 149 317

(a) Use the given information to estimate the probability that a newborn baby is female, given that the ultrasound predicted the baby would be female. (Give the answer to three decimal places.)

(b) Use the given information to estimate the probability that a newborn baby is male, given that the ultrasound predicted the baby would be male. (Give the answer to three decimal places.)

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