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:   Opinion Female Male Almost no chance 120 104 Some chance but probably not 141 158 A 50-50 chance 454 499 A good chance 742 729 Almost certain 1168 764 Your percent from the previous exercise is part of: a. the marginal distribution of opinion about marriage. b. the marginal distribution of male/female. c. the conditional distribution of sex among adolescents with a given opinion.

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Chapter12: Probability
Section12.2: Introduction To Probability
Problem 52E
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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:

 

Opinion Female Male
Almost no chance 120 104
Some chance but probably not 141 158
A 50-50 chance 454 499
A good chance 742 729
Almost certain 1168 764

Your percent from the previous exercise is part of:

a. the marginal distribution of opinion about marriage.

b. the marginal distribution of male/female.

c. the conditional distribution of sex among adolescents with a given opinion.

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