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.