Question 2.93

2.93 Fields of study for college students

The following table gives the number of students (in thousands) graduating from college with degrees in several fields of study for seven countries:15

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Field of study Canada France Germany Italy Japan U.K. U.S.
Social sciences, business, law 64 153 66 125 259 152 878
Science, mathematics, engineering 35 111 66 80 136 128 355
Arts and humanities 27 74 33 42 123 105 397
Education 20 45 18 16 39 14 167
Other 30 289 35 58 97 76 272
  1. Calculate the marginal totals, and add them to the table.
  2. Find the marginal distribution of country, and give a graphical display of the distribution.
  3. Do the same for the marginal distribution of field of study.

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(a)

FieldOfStudy Canada France Germany Italy Japan UK US Total
SocBusLaw 64 153 66 125 259 152 878 1697
SciMathEng 35 111 66 80 136 128 355 911
ArtsHum 27 74 33 42 123 105 397 801
Educ 20 45 18 16 39 14 167 319
Other 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 857
Total 176 672 218 321 654 475 2069 4585

(b)

Country Frequency Percent
Canada 176 3.84
France 672 14.66
Germany 218 4.75
Italy 321 7
Japan 654 14.26
UK 475 10.36
US 2069 45.13

(c)

FieldOfStudy Frequency Percent
ArtsHum 801 17.47
Educ 319 6.96
Other 857 18.69
SciMathEng 911 19.87
SocBusLaw 1697 37.01

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