Question

Mavis is interested in whether military dependency is related to gender in American Samoa. Here is data she collected about the population of American Samoa in 2010.
Find the marginal distribution of gender in counts.

Answer 1

Complete question :

Mavis is interested in whether military dependency is related to gender in American Samoa. Here is data she collected about the population of American Samoa in 2010.

Millitary status _________ female ____ Male

In armed forces _________ 28 _______ 59

Millitary dependent ______ 928 ______ 781

Civilian _______________ 26393 ___27330

Answer:

Male = 0.4193

Female = 0.5087

Step-by-step explanation:

To obtain the marginal distribution of gender :

Total number of civilians (male + female)

(26393 + 27330) = 53,723

Male :

P(male) = number of male / total

P(male) = 26393 / 53,723 = 0.4912793

P(Female) = number of Female / total

P(Female) = 27330 / 53,723 = 0.5087206