Answer: The empirical probability that the individual being born is a male = 0.498
Step-by-step explanation:
Given the following :
Number of males born =2,265,031
Number of females born = 2,287,419
Empirical probability is given as :
P( A) =( Number of possible outcomes of event A ÷ Total number of events)
Total number of events = (number of males born + number of females born)
Total number of events = (2,265,031 + 2,287,419) = 4552450
Probability(individual being born is a boy) =
(Number of males born ÷ Total number of children born)
=2265031÷(2265031+2287419) = 0.49754110424057
Therefore, the empirical probability that the individual being born is a male = 0.498
