Representing Two Categorical Variables

AP Statistics· difficulty 1/5

The table shows music preference vs whether students play a sport.

Music vs Sport preferences Music Yes No Total Pop 35 15 50 Rock 25 25 50 Total 60 40 100

What is the marginal proportion of Pop fans?

  • A

    35/50 = 0.70

  • B

    15/40 = 0.375

  • C

    35/60 = 0.58

  • D

    50/100 = 0.50

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Explanation

Marginal proportion uses the row total over the grand total: 50/100 = 0.50.

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