An Advocacy Group Is Investigating Whether Gender Has an Effect

question 21

Multiple Choice

An advocacy group is investigating whether gender has an effect on job category in large investment firms. She surveyed a sample of firms with the results shown below.
The most appropriate display for these data is a $$\begin{array} { | l | l | l | } \hline \text { Job Category } & \text { Male } & \text { Female } \\\hline \text { Clerical / Technical } & 85 & 215 \\\hline \text { Professional Staff } & 720 & 480 \\\hline \text { Executive / Managerial } & 400 & 100 \\\hline\end{array}$$

• A) histogram.
• B) stem and leaf display.
• C) boxplot.
• D) segmented bar chart.
• E) frequency table.

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