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Chapter 1: Q 29. (page 25)

The National Survey of Adolescent Health interviewed several thousand teens (grades 7to 12). One question asked was 鈥淲hat do you think are the chances you will be married in the next ten years?鈥� 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%

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The correct option is (d) About 45%

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Given information

The below table shows the responses by gender.

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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.

03

Calculation

According to the table above, about45percent of females will marry in the next ten years. As a result, option (d) about45%is correct.

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