What is the distribution of doctorates conferred by field an
What is the distribution of doctorates conferred by field and sex? Here are the counts from the most popular fields in 2009. The physical sciences include mathematics and computer and informations sciences; the life sciences include agricultural sciences/ natural resources, biological/ biomedical sciences, and health sciences; and the social sciences include psychology.
The conditional probability (±0.001) that the degree is in physical sciences given that the recipient is female is about ______?
| Male | Female | |
| Engineering | 5997 | 1625 |
| Physical sciences | 5863 | 2466 |
| Life sciences | 5161 | 6217 |
| Social sciences | 3275 | 4584 |
| Education | 2146 | 4384 |
| Other | 3853 | 3942 |
| Total | 26295 | 23218 |
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