Using the following table, what term best describes the entry of 62?

Question

Which location would you most like to visit?
Aspen, Colorado New York,
New York Row totals
9th grade students 22 28 50
10th grade students 16 34 50
Column totals 38 62 100
Joint frequency
Joint relative frequency
Marginal relative frequency
Marginal frequency

Answer 1

In the context of the table provided, the entry of 62 represents the total number of students from 9th and 10th grades who prefer to visit New York, New York. Since it is a total for a column that summarizes the counts from different groups (grade levels), this entry is best described as marginal frequency.

Marginal frequency refers to the totals at the end of each row or column that summarize the counts from the individual groups represented in the table.