Question

Tatiana made a two-way table to describe what her friends like at the amusement park. Which could be the columns and rows for Tatiana’s table?
columns: likes roller coasters, likes water rides; rows: doesn’t like roller coasters, doesn’t like water rides
columns: likes water rides, doesn’t like roller coasters; rows: doesn’t like water rides, likes roller coasters
columns: likes roller coasters, doesn’t like roller coasters; rows: likes water rides, doesn’t like water rides
columns: doesn’t like water rides, likes roller coasters; rows: doesn’t like roller coasters, likes water rides

Answer 1

For a two-way table, it is helpful to have categorical variables as rows and columns in a way that reflects their relationship. In Tatiana's case, the two variables are likely to be preferences for roller coasters and water rides.

The best option for organizing her two-way table would be:

**Columns:** likes roller coasters, doesn’t like roller coasters
**Rows:** likes water rides, doesn’t like water rides

This arrangement allows you to see the relationship between the preferences for roller coasters and water rides clearly, with four quadrants that represent each possible combination of preferences.

So the correct answer is:
**columns: likes roller coasters, doesn’t like roller coasters; rows: likes water rides, doesn’t like water rides**.