9.51 Titanic!
In 1912, the luxury liner Titanic, on its first voyage, struck an iceberg and sank. Some passengers got off the ship in lifeboats, but many died. Think of the Titanic disaster as an experiment in how the people of that time behaved when faced with death in a situation where only some can escape. The passengers are a sample from the population of their peers. Here is information about who lived and who died, by gender and economic status.21 (The data leave out a few passengers whose economic status is unknown.)
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Men | ||
Status | Died | Survived |
---|---|---|
Highest | 111 | 61 |
Middle | 150 | 22 |
Lowest | 419 | 85 |
Total | 680 | 168 |
Women | ||
Status | Died | Survived |
Highest | 6 | 126 |
Middle | 13 | 90 |
Lowest | 107 | 101 |
Total | 126 | 317 |
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(a) 80.19% of men and 28.44% of women died. . The data provide evidence that a higher proportion of men died than women. Answers will vary for reasons.
(b) Among the women, 4.55% of Highest, 12.62% of Middle, and 51.44% of Lowest died. . The data provide evidence of an association between death and economic status for the women.
(c) Among the men, 64.53% of Highest, 87.21% of Middle, and 83.13% of Lowest died. . The data provide evidence of an association between death and economic status for the men.