For Exercise 2.91, see page 106; for 2.92 and 2.93, see pages 106–107; for 2.94 to 2.96, see page 108; for 2.97 to 2.99, see page 109; and for 2.100 and 2.101, see pages 111–112.

Question 2.106

2.106 Full-time and part-time college students

The Census Bureau provides estimates of numbers of people in the United States classified in various ways.20 Let's look at college students. The following table gives us data to examine the relation between age and full-time or part-time status. The numbers in the table are expressed as thousands of U.S. college students.

colstud

Status
Age Full-time Part-time
15–19 3388 389
20–24 5238 1164
25–34 1703 1699
35 and over 762 2045
  1. Find the distribution of age for full-time students.
  2. Do the same for the part-time students.
  3. Use the summaries in parts (a) and (b) to describe the relationship between full- or part-time status and age. Write a brief summary of your conclusions.