Question

the lunch coordinator is recording the drink choices of the students in her school. she has partially completed the table. which describes the variables in the two-way table?

gender and number who chose milk
gender and drink choice
number who chose milk and number of boys
number who chose milk and total students

Explanation:

Identify the row and column categories

The rows of the table represent the gender of the students (Girls, Boys). The columns represent the drink choices (Milk, Water).

Determine the variables

A two-way table displays bivariate categorical data. The two variables being studied and recorded are "gender" (categorical: Girls or Boys) and "drink choice" (categorical: Milk or Water).

Match with the given options

The option "gender and drink choice" correctly identifies the two variables represented in the two-way table.

Answer:

• gender and number who chose milk
• gender and drink choice (Correct answer)
• number who chose milk and number of boys
• number who chose milk and total students