the following data represents cross tabulation regarding und

the following data represents cross tabulation regarding undergraduate major and weather or not they plan to go to graduate school from a survey of 400college seniors

estion 4 The followang data represent cross tabulation regarding undergraduate major and whether or not they plan to go to graduate school from a survey of 400 couege Undergraduate Major raduate Business Engineerin 63 65 140 lo 146 a Are a majonty of the seniors in the survey planning to attend graduate school? Which discipline constitutes the majornty of the indviduals in the survey? Compute row percentages and c Compute the column percentages and comment on the relationship between the students in on the relationshi p between the students\' undergraduate major and their intention of attending graduate school tention of going to graduate school and their undergraduate major

Solution

a).

(140/400)*100=35%

No, majority of the seniors are not planning to attend graduate school.

b).

Engineering discipline are the majority in the survey.

(146/400)*100=36.5%

c).

Row percentage

Business

Engineering

Others

Yes

25

30

45

100

no

35

40

25

100

31.5

36.5

32

100

In interested to go to graduate school, other discipline are more (45%) , majority of engineering (40%) are not interested. There is some relation.

d).

column percentage

Business

Engineering

Others

Yes

27.78

28.77

49.22

35.00

no

72.22

71.23

50.78

65.00

100

100

100

100

Majority of other discipline(50.78%) are not interested to go to graduate school while majority of Business (72.22%) are not interested. There is some relation.

	Business	Engineering	Others
Yes	25	30	45	100
no	35	40	25	100
	31.5	36.5	32	100