Using the following table, what term best describes the entry of 62%?

Which location would you most like to visit?

Aspen, Colorado New York,

New York Row totals

Male students 22% 28% 50%

Female students 16% 34% 50%

Column totals 38% 62% 100%

Joint frequency

Joint relative frequency

Marginal frequency

Marginal relative frequency

The correct answer is:

Marginal relative frequency.

Explanation:

Joint frequencies are the numbers in the middle of the chart; they are not compared to totals.

Joint relative frequency is the ratio of the frequency in a particular category and the total number of data values.

Marginal frequencies are the numbers on the ends of the rows and columns. They are not compared to the totals.

Marginal relative frequency is the ratio of the sum of the joint relative frequencies in a row or column and the total number of data values. It compares the total from a row or a column to the total of all data values.