Question

Use the given qualitative data to construct the relative frequency distribution.

The 2274 people aboard a ship that sank include 394 male​survivors, 1449 males who​ died, 344 female​ survivors, and 87 females who died.

Complete the relative frequency distribution below.

category Relative Frequency
male survivors ? %
males who died ? %
Female survivors ? %
Females who died ? %
Round to one decimal place as​ needed.

Answer 1

Category Relative Frequency

male survivors 17.3%

males who died 63.7 %

Female survivors 15.1 %

Females who died 3.8%

Explanation:

• The relative frequency is the proportion of the number of times the event occurs to the total number of trials.

Given : Total people on ship = 2274

Number of male ​survivors = 394

⇒ Relative Frequency of male ​survivors =
`(394)/(2274)`

In percent ,
`(394)/(2274)*100\approx17.3\%`

Number of males who​ died =1449

⇒ Relative Frequency of male ​who​ died =
`(1449)/(2274)`

In percent ,
`(1449)/(2274)*100\approx63.7\%`

Number of female​ survivors =344

⇒ Relative Frequency of female​ survivors =
`(344)/(2274)`

In percent ,
`(344)/(2274)*100\approx15.1\%`

Number of females who died = 87

⇒ Relative Frequency of females who died =
`(87)/(2274)`

In percent ,
`(87)/(2274)*100\approx3.8\%`

Hence, the complete table would be :

Category Relative Frequency

male survivors 17.3%

males who died 63.7 %

Female survivors 15.1 %

Females who died 3.8%