The National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health interviewed several thousan
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The National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health interviewed several thousand teens (grades 7 to 12). One question asked was “What do you think are the chances you will be married in the next 10 years?” Here is a two-way table of the responses by gender:
How many individuals are described in this table?
How many females were among the respondents?
The percent of females among the respondents was about %.
Your percent from the previous exercise is part of
the conditional distribution of sex among adolescents with a given opinion.
the marginal distribution of sex.
the marginal distribution of opinion about marriage.
What percent of females thought that they were almost certain to be married in the next 10 years?
%
Your percent from the previous exercise is part of
the conditional distribution of sex among those who thought they were almost certain to be married.
the conditional distribution of opinion about marriage among women.
the marginal distribution of opinion about marriage.
Opinion Female Male Almost no chance 130 97 Some chance but probably not 136 168 A 50-50 chance 428 514 A good chance 734 701 Almost certain 1169 767Explanation / Answer
from above
total individuals are described in this table =4844
total females were among the respondents=2597
percent of females among the respondents was about (2597/4844)*100=53.61%
Your percent from the previous exercise is part of the marginal distribution of sex.
percent of females thought that they were almost certain to be married in the next 10 years =(1169/2597)*100
=45.01%
Your percent from the previous exercise is part of
the conditional distribution of opinion about marriage among women.
Opinion Female Male Ttoal Almost no chance 130 97 227 Some chance but probably not 136 168 304 A 50-50 chance 428 514 942 A good chance 734 701 1435 Almost certain 1169 767 1936 total 2597 2247 4844Related Questions
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