Question

Researchers from a large community college in California are interested in understanding the demographics of students enrolled in their online classes. The researchers collected the following data for the 2017/2018 school year.

Male Female Total
Online Only 2,000 7,000 9,000
Online and in class 8,000 1,000 9,000
Total 10,000 8,000 18,000

What does the data suggest about the relationship between sex and enrollment?

a. Females are more likely to enroll in Online Only courses than males.
b. Females are more likely to enroll in Online and In Class courses than males.
c. There are more females enrolled at the community college than males.
d. Females are equally likely as males to enroll in an Online Only course.

Answer 1

a. Females are more likely to enroll in Online Only courses than males.

Explanation:

Given

The collected data

Required

Which of the options is true

(a): Female more likely in online only courses

In online courses, we have:

`Female = 7000`

`Male = 2000`

By comparison:

`7000 > 2000`

Hence, this statement is true

Other options are false