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 2.108

2.108 Lying to a teacher

One of the questions in a survey of high school students asked about lying to teachers.21 The accompanying table gives the numbers of students who said that they lied to a teacher about something significant at least once during the past year, classified by sex.

lying

Sex
Lied at least once Male Female
Yes 6067 5966
No 4145 5719
  1. Add the marginal totals to the table.
  2. Calculate appropriate percents to describe the results of this question.
  3. Summarize your findings in a short paragraph.