A survey of 800 college seniors resulted in the following crosstabulation regarding their undergraduate major and whether or not they plan to go to graduate school. $$\begin{array}{l}
\text { Undergraduate Major }\
\begin{array} { l l l l l }
\text { Graduate School } & \text { Business } & \text { Engineering } & \text { Others } & \text { Total } \
\text { Yes } & 70 & 84 & 126 & 280 \
\text { No } & 182 & 208 & 130 & 520 \
\text { Total } & 252 & 292 & 256 & 800
\end{array}
\end{array}$$ Of those students who are majoring in business, what percentage plans to go to graduate school?
A) 27.78
B) 8.75
C) 70.00
D) 72.22

Question

A survey of 800 college seniors resulted in the following crosstabulation regarding their undergraduate major and whether or not they plan to go to graduate school. $$\begin{array}{l}
                                                      \text { Undergraduate Major }\
\begin{array} { l l l l l } 
\text { Graduate School } & \text { Business } & \text { Engineering } & \text { Others } & \text { Total } \
\text { Yes } & 70 & 84 & 126 & 280 \
\text { No } & 182 & 208 & 130 & 520 \
\text { Total } & 252 & 292 & 256 & 800
\end{array}
\end{array}$$   Of those students who are majoring in business, what percentage plans to go to graduate school?
A) 27.78
B) 8.75
C) 70.00
D) 72.22

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The number of business majors planning to go to graduate school is 70 out of a total of 252 business majors. The percentage is calculated as (70/252) * 100 = 27.78%.

A Survey of 800 College Seniors Resulted in the Following