Categorical Data

Question

A school conducted a survey to find out which games students enjoy watching the most. The table below contains the results of the survey.

Grade Basketball Baseball Football Soccer Tennis Other Marginal Totals
Elementary School 51 18 26 32 4 6 137
Middle School 50 24 44 34 7 18 177
High
School 42 17 58 36 11 24 188
Marginal Totals 143 59 128 102 22 48 502

What is the relative frequency of middle school students among students who watch soccer the most?


6.77%



19.21%



57.63%



33.33%

Answer 1

The given data is that 34 middle school students watch soccer.

 

The total number students who watch soccer is 102 (the sum of that column)

 

So, the relative frequency is 34 ÷ 102 = 0.3333 = 33.33%