The data from a survey on the academic degrees earned by students in the United States in 2009 is shown below.



Degree


Male

(in thousands)


Female

(in thousands)


Marginal

Totals



Associate

298 489 787


Bachelor

685 916 1,601


Master

260 397 657


Professional

47 45 92


Doctorate

32 35 67


Marginal

Totals

1,322 1,882 3,204



What is the relative frequency of male students earning an associate’s degree among all the males earning any degree in 2009?






0.09





0.23





0.38





0.44

Verified Answer :

frika

Answer:

0.23

Step-by-step explanation:

You are given the table

\(\begin{array}{cccc}\text{Degree}&\text{Male}&\text{Female}&\text{Total}\\\text{Associate}&298&489&787\\\text{Bachelor}&685&916&1,601\\\text{Master}&260&397&657\\\text{Professional}&47&45&92\\\text{Doctorate}&32&35&67\\\text{Total}&1,322&1,882&3,204\end{array}\)

Form this table

Number of associate male students = 298

Total number of male students = 1,322

Relative frequency of male students earning an associate’s degree among all the males earning any degree \(=\dfrac{298}{1,322}\approx 0.23\)