3 The birth weights in grams of a random sample of 1000 babies are displayed in the cumulative frequency diagram below.
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- Use the diagram to estimate the median and interquartile range of the data.
- Use your answers to part (i) to estimate the number of outliers in the sample.
- Should these outliers be excluded from any further analysis? Briefly explain your answer.
- Any baby whose weight is below the 10th percentile is selected for careful monitoring. Use the diagram to determine the range of weights of the babies who are selected.
\(12 \%\) of new-born babies require some form of special care. A maternity unit has 17 new-born babies. You may assume that these 17 babies form an independent random sample. - Find the probability that
(A) exactly 2 of these 17 babies require special care,
(B) more than 2 of the 17 babies require special care. - On 100 independent occasions the unit has 17 babies. Find the expected number of occasions on which there would be more than 2 babies who require special care.