Lashaun decided to create a table to compare the number of students who arrive to school by car to the number who arrive by bus. If a two-way table is made to represent the data, which could be the row and column headings?

Question

column: boy, girl; row: arrive by car, arrive by bus
column: boy, girl; row: arrive by car, total students in class
column: boy, girl; row: arrive by bus, total students in class
column: boy, girl; row: total students in class, total who arrive by car or bus

Answer 1

To create a two-way table comparing the number of students who arrive at school by car to the number who arrive by bus, the best option would provide a complete view of both the gender of students and their mode of arrival.

The most appropriate row and column headings for the data would be:

Columns: Boy, Girl
Rows: Arrive by Car, Arrive by Bus

This option allows for a direct comparison of the number of boys and girls who arrive by car versus those who arrive by bus.

So, the correct choice is:

Column: Boy, Girl; Row: Arrive by Car, Arrive by Bus.