NGPF 9.3 Two-Way Tables

A prom planning committee surveyed their senior class to see whether students preferred to hold the prom at Sunset Lodge or the Aquarium and whether they preferred a Under the Sea or Starry Night theme.

According to this two-way table of results, how many students prefer the Aquarium over Sunset Lodge?

A prom planning committee surveyed their senior class to see whether students preferred to hold the prom at Sunset Lodge or the Aquarium and whether they preferred a Under the Sea or Starry Night theme.

According to this two-way table of results, how many students said they prefer both Under the Sea and the Aquarium?

A prom planning committee surveyed their senior class to see whether students preferred to hold the prom at Sunset Lodge or the Aquarium and whether they preferred a Under the Sea or Starry Night theme.

According to this two-way table of results, how many students said they prefer both Starry Night and Sunset Lodge?

Annotate the diagram with the type of data that matches each definition given.

a

b

c

d

NUMERICAL

DISCRETE

CATEGORICAL

CONTINUOUS

Match the definitions of types of data with the vocabulary words.

• Categorical

• finite integer numbers

• Discrete

• can be ranked in a natural order

• Continuous

• number responses

• Ordinal

• categories or groups

• Numerical

• infinite and uncountable numbers that can change by small decimal quantities

Read the survey question below and determine what type of data would be collected in response.

How tall are you?

• Categorical

• Discrete

• Continuous

• None of these

Read the survey question below and determine what type of data would be collected in response.

What is your favorite color?

• Categorical

• Discrete

• Continuous

• None of these

Read the survey question below and determine what type of data would be collected in response.

How many pets do you have?

• Categorical

• Discrete

• Continuous

• None of these

A prom planning committee surveyed their senior class to see whether students preferred to hold the prom at Sunset Lodge or the Aquarium and whether they preferred a Under the Sea or Starry Night theme.

According to this two-way table of results, what two categorical variables did the prom committee collect data on?

• Gender

• Food Choice

• Location

• Theme

• Music Preference

Based on this two-way table of results,

which options should the prom committee choose?

• Starry Night theme at Sunset Lodge

• Under the Sea theme at the Aquarium

• Starry Night theme at the Aquarium

• Under the Sea theme at Sunset Lodge