Statistics Through Applications
Statistics Through Applications
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ISBN: 9781429219747
Author: Daren S. Starnes, David Moore, Dan Yates
Publisher: Macmillan Higher Education
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Chapter 10.1, Problem 10.27E
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To Explain: the differences between the distributions of majors for women and man with percents, with a graph and in word.

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Given:

    FemaleMale
    Accounting6856
    Administration9140
    Economics56
    Finance6159

Calculation:

Totals of row and column

    FemaleMaleTotal
    Accounting6856124
    Administration9140131
    Economics5611
    Finance6159120
    Total225161386

Percentage of male and female

    Female Male Total
    AccountingObserved 68 56 124
    % of column 30.2% 34.8% 32.1%
    AdministrationObserved 91 40 131
    % of column 40.4% 24.8% 33.9%
    EconomicsObserved 5 6 11
    % of column 2.2% 3.7% 2.8%
    FinanceObserved 61 59 120
    % of column 27.1% 36.6% 31.1%
    TotalObserved 225 161 386
    % of column 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

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  Statistics Through Applications, Chapter 10.1, Problem 10.27E

By seeing the bar graph it is clearly representing that the mainly women in the administration and very less in economics where in accounting and finance are common.

Most of the men are in the accounting and then after finance and very less in economics and very common in administration.

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