Question

The table shows preferences of dancing or playing sports for male and female students.




Do you prefer dancing or playing sports?


Playing sports Dancing Row totals
Male students 18 . 16. 34
Female students 18. 35 53
Column totals 36 51. 87

Answer 1

Playing sports

Answer 2

well...I suppose it's up to you to decide what YOU prefer, lol

Answer 3

Mason mistakenly calculated the conditional relative frequency for female students who prefer playing sports to be 21%. What statistic did Mason actually calculate, and what should he have done differently?
He calculated the marginal relative frequency of female students for prefer playing sports. The conditional relative frequency for female students who prefer playing sports is 34%.

He calculated the joint relative frequency of female students who prefer playing sports. The conditional relative frequency for female students who prefer playing sports is 50%.

He calculated the marginal relative frequency of female students who prefer playing sports. The conditional relative frequency for female students who prefer playing sports is 50%.

He calculated the joint relative frequency of female students who prefer playing sports. The conditional relative frequency for female students who prefer playing sports is 34%.

Answer 4

I believe it's the 3rd option.

Answer 5

I already took it and the second option was wrong

Answer 6

18/87 = 21%

this is the "joint relative frequency" for females who prefer sports

Answer 7

so that eliminates first and third options

Answer 8

for calculating conditional relative frequency for females,
you need to look at below row :

Female students 18. 35 53

Answer 9

18/53 = 34 %

Answer 10

its actually the last option !