Two Way Tables

Two Way Tables

What is a two-way table?

A two way table...

Records data collected that pertains to two different types of information.
For example, the two-way table below shows a survey of girls and boys, and if they prefer hockey or football.

Multiple Choice

How many girls prefer hockey?

• 18

• 6

• 10

• 16

Two-Way Tables Cont...

Finding totals:

You can find the total number of people surveyed for each data type, or in total, by adding the rows, columns, or both!

Multiple Choice

How many TOTAL boys were surveyed?

• 28

• 18

• 10

• 22

Fill in the Blank

How many total people were surveyed?

Fill in the Blank

How many total 7th graders were surveyed?

Labelling

Drag the labels to complete the table properly.

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

75

125

84

116

200

Finding percentages

To find percentages:

Identify the number of your value, and divide it by the total number in the category needed.

​Ex:
1.) What percentage of 6th graders are taking Spanish class?

2.) What percentage of students who are in French are 8th graders?

Multiple Choice

What percentage of students who are taking Spanish are 6th graders?

• 48.5%

• 33.8%

• 17.6%

• 54.8%

Fill in the Blank

What percentage of students who are seniors are not going to prom?

Multiple Choice

What percentage of total students are going to prom?

• 62.5%

• 58%

• 75%

• 33.3%