Table 3 The probabilities of having two, three or four successful crosses after selecting six crosses at random when 1 in 200 are successful
From: Plant breeding can be made more efficient by having fewer, better crosses
Number of successful crosses in the six randomly selected crosses | Probability of occurrence of this number of successful crosses | Equals one chance in: |
|---|---|---|
Four | 1 x 10-8 | 100,000,000 |
Three | 2 x 10-6 | 404,533 |
Two | 0.0004 | 2,702 |