A study was performed to examine the personal goals of child
A study was performed to examine the personal goals of children in grades 4, 5, and 6. A random sample of students was selected from grades 4, 5, and 6 from schools in Georgia. The students received a questionnaire regarding achieving personal goals. They were asked what they would most like to do at school: make good grades, be good at sports, or be popular. Results are presented in the table below by the sex of the children.
Looking at the conditional distribution of personal goals for each sex, the proportion of boys who chose the goal \"be good in sports\" and the proportion of girls who chose the goal \"be good in sports\" are
| Make good grades | Be popular | Be good in sports | |
| Boys | 96 | 32 | 94 | 
| Girls | 295 | 45 | 40 | 
Solution
Hence we get Option A is right.
| Make good grades | Be popular | Be good in sports | proportion sports | ||
| Boys | 96 | 32 | 94 | 222 | 0.423423423 | 
| Girls | 295 | 45 | 40 | 380 | 0.105263158 | 

