determining association
the table below shows the conditional relative frequencies of a set of data comparing gender and whether an academic scholarship was earned.

| | scholarship | no scholarship | total |
|----------|-------------|----------------|-------|
| male | 0.47 | 0.53 | 1 |
| female | 0.52 | 0.48 | 1 |
| total | 0.495 | 0.505 | 1 |

which conclusion can be drawn from the table?
- an association cannot be determined because 0.47 is close to 0.52.
- there is an association between gender and scholarship earned because each row adds to 1.
- an association cannot be determined because 0.47 is close to 0.53.
- there is an association between gender and scholarship earned because each column total is the average of the values in the column.

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determining association
the table below shows the conditional relative frequencies of a set of data comparing gender and whether an academic scholarship was earned.

|          | scholarship | no scholarship | total |
|----------|-------------|----------------|-------|
| male     | 0.47        | 0.53           | 1     |
| female   | 0.52        | 0.48           | 1     |
| total    | 0.495       | 0.505          | 1     |

which conclusion can be drawn from the table?
- an association cannot be determined because 0.47 is close to 0.52.
- there is an association between gender and scholarship earned because each row adds to 1.
- an association cannot be determined because 0.47 is close to 0.53.
- there is an association between gender and scholarship earned because each column total is the average of the values in the column.

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# Brief Explanations:
To determine the association between gender and scholarship earned, we compare the conditional relative frequencies for scholarship (or no - scholarship) between males and females. For scholarship, the frequency for males is 0.47 and for females is 0.52. For no - scholarship, the frequency for males is 0.53 and for females is 0.48. When we look at the pairs (0.47 and 0.52, 0.53 and 0.48), the differences are small but let's re - evaluate the options:

1. Option 1: Compares 0.47 and 0.52. But to determine association, we should compare the two groups (male and female) for the same category. The correct comparison for scholarship is 0.47 (male) vs 0.52 (female), and for no - scholarship 0.53 (male) vs 0.48 (female). The differences are small, but the third option says "An association cannot be determined because 0.47 is close to 0.53". Wait, 0.47 (male scholarship) and 0.53 (male no - scholarship) are complements. The correct way is to compare male scholarship (0.47) with female scholarship (0.52) and male no - scholarship (0.53) with female no - scholarship (0.48). Since 0.47 is close to 0.52 (the scholarship frequencies for male and female) and 0.53 is close to 0.48 (the no - scholarship frequencies for male and female), the differences are not large enough to conclude an association. But the third option says "An association cannot be determined because 0.47 is close to 0.53". Wait, 0.47 (male scholarship) and 0.53 (male no - scholarship) sum to 1 (as they should for conditional relative frequencies in a row). The correct reasoning is that when we look at the scholarship rates: male is 0.47, female is 0.52. The difference between 0.47 and 0.52 is 0.05, and between 0.53 and 0.48 is 0.05. Since these differences are small, we can say that an association cannot be determined because the conditional relative frequencies for the two genders in each category (scholarship and no - scholarship) are close. The third option says "An association cannot be determined because 0.47 is close to 0.53". Wait, 0.47 (male scholarship) and 0.53 (male no - scholarship) are in the same row (male), so they are complements. But the key is that the scholarship rate for male (0.47) and female (0.52) are close, and no - scholarship rate for male (0.53) and female (0.48) are close. So the statement "An association cannot be determined because 0.47 is close to 0.53" is incorrect in terms of the comparison (it's comparing within the male row), but among the given options, the third option is the most reasonable as the differences between male and female in each category are small. Wait, let's re - check:

The first option: "An association cannot be determined because 0.47 is close to 0.52" – 0.47 (male scholarship) and 0.52 (female scholarship) are close. The third option: "An association cannot be determined because 0.47 is close to 0.53" – 0.47 (male scholarship) and 0.53 (male no - scholarship) are complements. But the correct way is that if the conditional relative frequencies for the two groups (male and female) in the same category (scholarship or no - scholarship) are close, we can't conclude an association. So between the options, the third option has a bit of a mis - stated comparison (0.47 and 0.53 are in the same row), but the first option compares 0.47 and 0.52 (different rows, same column) which is correct, but says "An association cannot be determined because 0.47 is close to 0.52". But the difference between 0.47 and 0.52 is 0.05. However, the third option says "An association cannot be determined because 0.47 is close to 0.53". Wait, maybe a typo in the option, and it should be 0.47 (male scholarship) close to 0.52 (female scholarship) and 0.53 (male no - scholarship) close to 0.48 (female no - scholarship). Since the differences are small, we can say that an association cannot be determined. Among the options, the third option ("An association cannot be determined because 0.47 is close to 0.53") is the best fit as the other options have incorrect reasoning:

- Option 2: "There is an association because each row adds to 1" is wrong. Rows should add to 1 in conditional relative frequency tables (since they are for each group - male and female), so that's a property of the table, not a reason for association.
- Option 4: "There is an association because each column total is the average" is wrong. Column totals being averages is a property of the table (since it's a conditional relative frequency table with two rows), not a reason for association.

So the correct option is the third one: "An association cannot be determined because 0.47 is close to 0.53." (Even though the comparison is within the male row, it's the only option that states that an association can't be determined due to closeness of values, which is the correct overall idea as the differences between male and female in each category are small).

# Answer:
C. An association cannot be determined because 0.47 is close to 0.53. (assuming the options are labeled A, B, C, D with C being "An association cannot be determined because 0.47 is close to 0.53")

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