Complete the Contingency Table and Use It to Solve the Problem

question 19

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 males ?

• A)\(\frac { 23 } { 40 }\)
• B) \(\frac { 27 } { 20 }\)
• C) \(\frac { 5 } { 8 }\)
• D) \(\frac { 27 } { 40 }\)

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