Question

Use the table to answer the question.

Completed Rough Draft (%) Did Not Complete Rough Draft (%)
Earned an A on the Final Essay 72 4
Earned Less than an A on the Final Essay 28 96
Total 100 100
An eighth-grade language arts teacher gave his class an assignment to write a rough draft before they write and complete the final essay. The table displays the conditional relative frequency data on whether a student completed the rough draft and whether the student earned an A on the final essay. Which statement is correct?

Option #1: There is no association between completing a rough draft and earning an A on the final essay.

Option #2: There is an association between completing a rough draft and earning an A on the final essay.

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Option #
is the correct statement.

Answer 1

To determine whether there is an association between completing a rough draft and earning an A on the final essay, we can look closely at the percentages given in the table.

- Among students who earned an A on the final essay, **72% completed the rough draft**.
- Among students who earned less than an A, **28% completed the rough draft**.

This suggests that a higher percentage of students who earned an A completed their rough drafts compared to those who did not earn an A. Therefore, there appears to be a relationship between completing a rough draft and achieving a higher grade on the final essay.

Based on this analysis, the correct statement is:

Option #2: There is an association between completing a rough draft and earning an A on the final essay.

So, the final answer is:

Option 2 is the correct statement.