Chapter 7.4, Problem 9E

To determine

To find:

Themarginal frequencies of the given two-way table.

Answer to Problem 9E

  $310$ people donot set academic goals

Explanation of Solution

Given:

Each entry in a two −way table

Concept used:

Bivariate joint frequency distribution are contingency table.

The total row and total column of the marginal distribution while the body of the table is the joint frequencies

Calculation:

Draw the table

	Yes	No	Total
Male	$64$	$168$	$232$
Female	$54$	$142$	$196$
Total	$118$	$310$	$428$

The total row and total column of the marginal distribution while the body of the table is the joint frequencies

Each entry in a two-way table is called a joint frequency

From the table

Total $232$ male and $196$ female responded

  $428$ people were surveyed

  $118$ people set academic goals

  $310$ people donot set academic goals