Question

A random sample of 125 high school students were asked if they plan to go to college. The results are shown in the table.

Answer 1

More male students chose |plan to go to college| and more female students chose the same

Answer 2

plan to go to college; plan to go to college; does not.

Explanation:

40 out of 50 male students plan to go to college. This is more than the amount that does not plan to go to college, 10 out of 50.

40/50 = 0.8

60 out of 75 female students plan to go to college. This is more than the amount that does not plan to go to college, 15 out of 75.

60/75 = 0.8

Since the probabilities are the same, there does not appear to be an association between the variables; this means there is no relationship between gender and whether a student plans to go to college.