A study of the career plans of young women and men sent questionnaires to all me
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Question
A study of the career plans of young women and men sent questionnaires to all members of the senior class in the College of Business of a local university. One question asked which major within the business program the student had chosen. The data obtained from the students who responded is shown below.
Major
Gender
Male
Female
Accounting
68
56
Administration
91
40
Economics
5
6
Finance
61
59
The expected number of female students majoring in Administration is _______ (use 2 decimals)
Major
Gender
Male
Female
Accounting
68
56
Administration
91
40
Economics
5
6
Finance
61
59
Explanation / Answer
Expected frequency is calculated as row total * column total / Table total.
Row total for Administration is ( 91 + 40) = 131
Column total for female is (45 + 40 + 6 + 59) = 161
Table total is (68+91+5+61+56+40+6+59) = 386
The expected number of female students majoring in Administration is 131 * 161 / 386
= 54.64
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