Complete the Contingency Table and Use It to Solve the Problem

question 22

Multiple Choice

Complete the contingency table and use it to solve the problem.
-The partially filled contingency table gives the frequencies of the data on age (in years) and sex from the residents of a retirement home.

What is the relative frequency for females in the age group 60-69?

• A)\(\frac { 3 } { 5 }\)
• B) \(\frac { 1 } { 4 }\)
• C) \(\frac { 13 } { 40 }\)
• D) \(\frac { 3 } { 10 }\)

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Definitions:

Shared Characteristics

Traits or features that are common across a group of organisms, indicating a degree of genetic, structural, or functional similarity.

Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium

Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium is a principle stating that genetic variant frequencies in a large, interbreeding population remain constant from one generation to the next, in the absence of other evolutionary influences.

Homozygous Dominant

An organism that carries two dominant alleles for a particular gene, expressing the dominant phenotype.

Stabilizing Selection

A type of natural selection that favors the average individuals in a population and reduces variation around the mean phenotype.