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Q- explore the differences and/or similarities of post-high school graduation plans of samples of students who...

Q- explore the differences and/or similarities of post-high school graduation plans of samples of students who graduated from Clarksville High School in 1959, 1970 and 1980 by answering the following:

Year 1959 1970 1980
Continue Education 197 388 320
Employment 103 137 98
Military 20 18 18
Other 13 58 45

a) The labels in the first column of the chart represent ??? and have ??? categories. (Answer ???)

b) The labels in the first row of the chart represent ??? and have ??? categories. (Answer ???)

c) Do you believe there is a relationship between the variables in this study? Why or why not?

d) The total number of high school graduates in the chart is ???. (Answer ???)

e) The percent of high school graduates who joined the military is ???. (Answer ???)

f) The percent of high school graduates who graduated in 1959 is ???. (Answer ???)

g) The percent of 1970 graduates who joined the military is ???. (Answer ???)

h) The percent of high school graduates joining the military who graduated in 1970 is ???. (Answer ???)

I) The percent of 1980 graduates who continued their education is ???. (Answer ???)

j) Prepare Pie Charts

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Year 1959 1970 1980 Total
Continue Education 197 388 320 905
Employment 103 137 98 338
Military 20 18 18 56
Other 13 58 45 116
Total 333 601 481 1415

a.

The labels in the first column of the chart represent post-high school graduation plans and have 4 categories.

b.

The labels in the first row of the chart represent Graduation completion year and have 3 categories.

d.

The total number of high school graduates in the chart is 1415.

e.

The percent of high school graduates who joined the military is

Percentage = [ (No of student who joined military ) / Total no. of students ] * 100

= [56 / 1415 ] * 100

= 3.96%

f.

The percent of high school graduates who graduated in 1959 is

Percentage = [ (No of student who graduated in 1959 ) / Total no. of students ] * 100

= [333 / 1415 ] * 100

= 23.53%

g.

The percent of 1970 graduates who joined the military is

Percentage = [ (No of student graduated in 1970 who joined the military ) / Total no. of students ] * 100

= [18 / 1415 ] * 100

= 1.27%

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