Answer:
False
Step-by-step explanation:
We are given the following information:
We treat adult who prefer one child to be a boy as a success.
P(prefer one child to be a boy) = 40% = 0.4
Then the number of adults follows a binomial distribution, where
where n is the total number of observations, x is the number of success, p is the probability of success.
Now, we are given n = 15 and x = 8
We have to evaluate:
Since the probability of 8 or more is 0.2131 is not very small, thus, it is not a rare event.
Thus, the given statement is false.