In a class survey, statistics students at a university were asked, "Regarding your weight, do you think you are: About right? Overweight? Under weight?" The following table displays the results by sex:
|
Sex and Perception Of weight
|
|
|
Perception of Weight
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|
Sex
|
About Right
|
Overweight
|
Underweight
|
Total
|
|
Female
|
87
|
39
|
3
|
129
|
|
Male
|
64
|
3
|
16
|
83
|
|
Total
|
151
|
42
|
19
|
212
|
a. Write a sentence that explains what would be measured by the row percentages for this table. Make your answer specific to this situation.
b. Determine the row percentages.
c. Draw a bar graph of the row percentages.
d. Briefly describe how males and females differ in their perceptions of weight.
e. An important objective of statistics is the use of sample information to make generalizations about a larger population. What population do you think is represented by this sample?