Question

A recent survey polled a sample of male Mexican-American adolescents to determine if there is an association between smoking and unhealthy behaviors. Below is the data. Each boy, age 10-18, was classified according to smoking status and his response to a question asking whether he liked to do risky things.

Smoking Status

Smoker Nonsmoker
Likes Risky Things 45 46
Doesn't Like Risky Things 36 153
What method of assigning probabilities is appropriate for this scenario?

subjective

relative frequency

assuming outcomes are equally likely

conditional

Answer 1

Answer: Subjective

Explanation: From the Scenario and the listed Feedbacks are subjective from the survey polled because they do not have the accurate figures to create a opinion about unhealthy smoking among Mexican American adolescents.