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4.23 Graduate Science Students. According to Survey of Graduate Science Engineering Students and Postdoctorates, published by the U.S. National Science Foundation, the distribution of graduate science students in doctorate-granting institutions is as follows. Frequencies are in thousands. Note: Earth sciences include atmospheric and ocean sciences as well.
Field | Frequency |
Agricultural sciences | 15.1 |
Biological sciences | 69.7 |
Computer sciences | 46.1 |
Earth sciences | 14.9 |
Mathematical sciences | 22.0 |
Physical sciences | 38.7 |
Psychology | 45.6 |
Social sciences | 97.2 |
A graduate science student who is attending a doctorate-granting institution is selected at random. Determine the probability that the field of the student obtained is
- a. psychology.
- b. physical or social science.
- c. not computer science.
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