Statistical Chances of Females

GreenUpMySleeves · Mar 13, 2009

I let my mind lose on the couch the other day beneath some hash smoke when I had a question pop in my mind that some of you math guys could help me with.

Given that the chances for male/female sex are 50/50 and barring reverse or alternative sexes (hermies, etc.), what is the probability I will have a garden of all females?

Barely scarped by in Stats.....
thanx

mustang519 · Mar 13, 2009

GreenUpMySleeves said:
I let my mind lose on the couch the other day beneath some hash smoke when I had a question pop in my mind that some of you math guys could help me with.

Given that the chances for male/female sex are 50/50 and barring reverse or alternative sexes (hermies, etc.), what is the probability I will have a garden of all females?

Barely scarped by in Stats.....
thanx

I think you answered your own question.
1 plant 50%
2 plants 25%
4 plants 12.5%

and so on. But that is without hermies and such....

mustang

GreenUpMySleeves · Mar 14, 2009

mustang519 said:
I think you answered your own question.
1 plant 50%
2 plants 25%
4 plants 12.5%

and so on. But that is without hermies and such....

mustang

So I have a <1% of getting an all female crop? So you're saying there's a chance...I read ya, I read ya.

dbo24242 · Mar 14, 2009

GreenUpMySleeves said:
Barely scarped by in Stats.....
thanx

I can tell, that is ridiculous. Can't believe you passed it.

For one: 50%
for two: 50% * 50% = 25%
three 12.5%
four 6.75%
five 3.375%
and so on

BUT its unlikely that there is a 50/50 chance, for humans there are more females born than males.

Statistical Chances of Females

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