The ACT Scores of a Sample of Business School Students

question 65

Essay

The ACT scores of a sample of business school students and their genders are shown below. $$\begin{array}{l}                                                \text { ACT Scores }\\\begin{array} { l cccc } \text { Gender } & \text { Less than } \mathbf { 2 0 } & \mathbf { 2 0 } \text { up to } \mathbf { 2 5 } & \mathbf { 2 5 } \text { and more } & \text { T otal } \\\text { Female } & 24 & 168 & 48 & 240 \\\text { Male } & 40 & 96 & 24 & 160 \\\text { Total } & 64 & 264 & 72 & 400\end{array}\end{array}$$ ​
a.
How many students scored less than 20?
b.
How many students were female?
c.
Of the male students, how many scored 25 or more?
d.
Compute row percentages and comment on any relationship that may exist between ACT scores and gender of the individuals.
e.
Compute column percentages.

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