A Survey of 400 College Seniors Resulted in the Following

question 20

Essay

A survey of 400 college seniors resulted in the following crosstabulation regarding their undergraduate major and whether or not they plan to go to graduate school.
Undergraduate Major
$$\begin{array} { l | r r r | r } \text { Graduate Schaol } & \text { Business } & \text { Engineering } & \text { Others } & \text { Total } \\\hline \text { Yes } & 35 & 42 & 63 & 140 \\\text { No } & 91 & 104 & 65 & 260 \\\hline \text { Total } & 126 & 146 & 128 & 400\end{array}$$
a. Are a majority of the seniors in the survey planning to attend graduate school?
b. Which discipline constitutes the majority of the individuals in the survey?
c. Compute row percentages and comment on the relationship between the students' undergraduate major and their intention of attending graduate school.
d. Compute the column percentages and comment on the relationship between the students' intention of going to graduate school and their undergraduate major.

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