A researcher surveys a sample of n = 200 college students and asks each person to identify his or her favorite movie from the past year.If the data were organized in a frequency distribution table,what would be listed in the first column?
A)A list of movies
B)A list of students
C)A list of frequencies
D)None of the other options is correct

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The first column in a frequency distribution table typically lists the categories or classes being observed, which in this case would be the different movies that the college students identified as their favorite from the past year. The other options (B and C) are not correct because a list of students or frequencies would not be the appropriate way to organize the data in this context.

A Researcher Surveys a Sample of N = 200 College