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a survey of 36 randomly selected students who dropped a course was conducted at a college. the following results were collected. complete parts (a) through (c).
full data set
f personal m course m course
m work f personal m course
f work m work m personal
m personal f course f course
m course f personal m course
m personal f personal m course
m course f work m course
f personal f course f work
f personal f course m work
f personal f work m course
f work m work f personal
f personal f personal m work
(a) construct a contingency table for the two variables.
course personal work
male
female
Identify the categories and variables
We have two categorical variables:
- Gender: Male (M) and Female (F).
- Reason for dropping: Course, Personal, and Work.
Count the occurrences for Male (M)
Let's count each reason for students labeled "M":
- Row 1:
M Course,M Course(2 Course) - Row 2:
M Work,M Course(1 Work, 1 Course) - Row 3:
M Work,M Personal(1 Work, 1 Personal) - Row 4:
M Personal(1 Personal) - Row 5:
M Course,M Course(2 Course) - Row 6:
M Personal,M Course(1 Personal, 1 Course) - Row 7:
M Course,M Course(2 Course) - Row 8: None
- Row 9:
M Work(1 Work) - Row 10:
M Course(1 Course) - Row 11:
M Work(1 Work) - Row 12:
M Work(1 Work)
Let's sum the counts for Male (M):
- Course: 2 (Row 1) + 1 (Row 2) + 2 (Row 5) + 1 (Row 6) + 2 (Row 7) + 1 (Row 10) = 9
- Personal: 1 (Row 3) + 1 (Row 4) + 1 (Row 6) = 3
- Work: 1 (Row 2) + 1 (Row 3) + 1 (Row 9) + 1 (Row 11) + 1 (Row 12) = 5
Total Male = \(9 + 3 + 5 = 17\).
Count the occurrences for Female (F)
Let's count each reason for students labeled "F":
- Row 1:
F Personal(1 Personal) - Row 2:
F Personal(1 Personal) - Row 3:
F Work(1 Work) - Row 4:
F Course,F Course(2 Course) - Row 5:
F Personal(1 Personal) - Row 6:
F Personal(1 Personal) - Row 7:
F Work(1 Work) - Row 8:
F Personal,F Course,F Work(1 Personal, 1 Course, 1 Work) - Row 9:
F Personal,F Course(1 Personal, 1 Course) - Row 10:
F Personal,F Work(1 Personal, 1 Work) - Row 11:
F Work,F Personal(1 Work, 1 Personal) - Row 12:
F Personal,F Personal(2 Personal)
Let's sum the counts for Female (F):
- Course: 2 (Row 4) + 1 (Row 8) + 1 (Row 9) = 4
- Personal: 1 (Row 1) + 1 (Row 2) + 1 (Row 5) + 1 (Row 6) + 1 (Row 8) + 1 (Row 9) + 1 (Row 10) + 1 (Row 11) + 2 (Row 12) = 11
- Work: 1 (Row 3) + 1 (Row 7) + 1 (Row 8) + 1 (Row 10) + 1 (Row 11) = 5
Total Female = \(4 + 11 + 5 = 20\).
Let's double check the total count:
Total observations = \(17 \text{ (Male)} + 20 \text{ (Female)} = 37\).
Wait, let's recount the total rows and entries in the table.
The table has 12 rows and 3 columns = 36 entries.
Let's re-verify each entry carefully:
Row-by-row verification:
F Personal|M Course|M Course-> F: 1 Personal; M: 2 CourseM Work|F Personal|M Course-> F: 1 Personal; M: 1 Work, 1 CourseF Work|M Work|M Personal-> F: 1 Work; M: 1 Work, 1 PersonalM Personal|F Course|F Course-> F: 2 Course; M: 1 PersonalM Course|F Personal|M Course-> F: 1 Personal; M: 2 CourseM Personal|F Personal|M Course-> F: 1 Personal; M: 1 Personal, 1 CourseM Course|F Work|M Course-> F: 1 Work; M: 2 CourseF Personal|F Course|F Work-> F: 1 Personal, 1 Course, 1 WorkF Personal|F Course|M Work-> F: 1 Personal, 1 Course; M: 1 WorkF Personal|F Work|M Course-> F: 1 Personal, 1 Work; M: 1 CourseF Work|M Work|F Personal-> F: 1 Work, 1 Personal; M: 1 WorkF Personal|F Personal|M Work-> F: 2 Personal; M: 1 Work
Let's sum again:
Male (M):…
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| Course | Personal | Work | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 4 | 10 | 5 |