Consider the following to answer the question(s) below:
A large national retailer of electronics conducted a survey to determine consumer preferences for various brands of digital cameras. The table summarizes responses by brand and gender.

-Here is the side-by-side bar chart for these data. Which of the following statements is true?
A) It appears that camera preference and gender are not related.
B) It appears that camera preference and gender are not independent.
C) It appears that camera preference and gender are independent.
D) More males than females prefer Cannon.
E) More females than males prefer Pentax.

Question

Consider the following to answer the question(s) below:
A large national retailer of electronics conducted a survey to determine consumer preferences for various brands of digital cameras. The table summarizes responses by brand and gender.
 
-Here is the side-by-side bar chart for these data.  Which of the following statements is true?
A) It appears that camera preference and gender are not related. 
B) It appears that camera preference and gender are not independent. 
C) It appears that camera preference and gender are independent. 
D) More males than females prefer Cannon. 
E) More females than males prefer Pentax.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The side-by-side bar chart shows that there are differences in camera preference based on gender. For example, more males prefer Canon, while more females prefer Pentax. Therefore, camera preference and gender are not independent. Option A is incorrect because it is clear that there are differences based on gender. Option C is incorrect because the data shows that the two variables are not independent. Options D and E cannot be determined from the information given in the table or chart.

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