Question

A statistics class surveyed some students during one lunch period to obtain opinions about television programming preferences. The results for one of the surveyors is recorded in the chart below. Preferred Comedy - C Preferred Drama - D D CC DD C D C D C C Males C Females D CC DD C C D C How could she record this information in a two - way table?

Answer 1

To organize the survey results in a two-way table, we can create a table that displays the counts of preferred programming for each gender category (Males and Females) for the two types of shows (Comedy and Drama).

Based on the data provided, let's first summarize the preferences:

**For Males:**
- Comedy (C): 5
- Drama (D): 1

**For Females:**
- Comedy (C): 3
- Drama (D): 5

Now, we can set up the two-way table:

| | Comedy (C) | Drama (D) | Total |
|----------------|------------|-----------|-------|
| Males | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Females | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| **Total** | 8 | 6 | 14 |

In this table:
- The rows represent gender categories (Males and Females).
- The columns represent preferred programming categories (Comedy and Drama).
- The cell values represent the counts of students who prefer each type of programming.
- The last column shows the total number of students for each gender.
- The last row shows the total number of students for each type of programming preference.

This format provides a clear visualization of the survey results, making it easier to analyze preferences by gender.