Q 29. - The Practice of Statistics for AP

Question

The National Survey 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 ten years?” Here is a two-way table of the responses by gender: 

What percent of females thought that they were almost certain to be married in the next ten years?

(a) About $16\%$ (c) About $40\%$ (e) About $61\%$

(b) About $24\%$ (d) About $45\%$

Step-by-Step Solution

Answer

The correct option is (d) About 45%

Step 1: Given information

The below table shows the responses by gender. 

Step 2: Concept

There is a real-world scenario for a statistical problem. The four processes of state, plan, do, and conclusions can be used to organize a variety of situations.

Step 3: Calculation

According to the table above, about$45$ percent of females will marry in the next ten years. As a result, option (d) about$45\%$ is correct.