A school in New Zealand collected data about the employment status of the mother and father in two-parent families. The two-way
table of column relative frequencies below shows the data.
Father works full time Father works part time Father not working
Mother works full time
0.17
0.170, point, 17
0.14
0.140, point, 14
0.13
0.130, point, 13
Mother works part time
0.23
0.230, point, 23
0.14
0.140, point, 14
0.07
0.070, point, 07
Mother not working
0.60
0.600, point, 60
0.71
0.710, point, 71
0.80
0.800, point, 80
Column total
1.00
1.001, point, 00
1.00
1.001, point, 00
1.00
1.001, point, 00
Based on the data, which of the following statements must be true for the two-parent families at that school?
Choose 1 answer:
Choose 1 answer:
(Choice A)
A
A family where the father works part time is twice as likely as a family where the father is not working to have the mother work part time.
(Choice B)
It is most common for neither parent to be working.
(Choice C)
C
Families where the father works full time are more likely to have the mother working full time than part time.
(Choice D)
D
There are twice as many families where the mother works full time and the father works part time as families where the mother works part time and the father doesn't work.
