A school district administered a survey to all students enrolled in their district regarding a proposed uniform policy. The results are shown in the two-way relative frequency table below.

Question

Uniform Policy

For Against Undecided Total
Elementary School Students 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.24
Middle School Students 0.13 0.11 0.19 0.43
High School Students 0.15 0.1 0.08 0.33
Total 0.36 0.29 0.35 1

The school district wants to assure that there is positive student support for the uniform policy. In order to do this, the district wants to concentrate on promoting the policy to the largest percentage of undecided students. What student group should the district target?
A.
The district should target middle school students.
B.
The district should target high school students.
C.
The district should target all student groups.
D.
The district should target elementary school students.

Answer 1

To determine which student group has the largest percentage of undecided students, we need to look at the relative frequencies in the "Undecided" column:

• Elementary School Students: 0.08
• Middle School Students: 0.19
• High School Students: 0.08

Among these percentages, the middle school students have the highest percentage of undecided students at 0.19 (or 19%).

Therefore, the school district should target middle school students.

The answer is: A. The district should target middle school students.