In 1912, the RMS Titanic, a British passenger ship, sank in the North Atlantic O
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In 1912, the RMS Titanic, a British passenger ship, sank in the North Atlantic Ocean after colliding with an iceberg. Historians do not know the exact passenger list, so the death toll is estimated. Here is data from the 2201 passengers on board, by cabin class.
First Class
Second Class
Third Class
Crew
Row totals
Died
122
167
528
673
1490
Survived
203
118
178
212
711
Column Totals
325
285
706
885
2201
Wikipedia, RMS Titanic. (2015). Retrieved from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Titanic#Survivors_and_victims
Which proportions are most useful in analyzing the relationship between passenger class and surviving the Titanic?
· 122 / 325 and 203 / 325
· 203 / 325 and 528 / 706
· 203 / 325 and 178 /706
· 203 / 711 and 178 / 711
In 1912, the RMS Titanic, a British passenger ship, sank in the North Atlantic Ocean after colliding with an iceberg. Historians do not know the exact passenger list, so the death toll is estimated. Here is data from the 2201 passengers on board, by cabin class. First Class Second Class Third Class Crew Row totals Died 122 167 528 673 1490 Survived 203 118 178 212 711 Column Totals 325 285 706 885 2201 Wikipedia, RMS Titanic. (2015). Retrieved from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Titanic#Survivors_and_victims Which proportions are most useful in analyzing the relationship between passenger class and surviving the Titanic? • 122 / 325 and 203 / 325 • 203 / 325 and 528 / 706 • 203 / 325 and 178 /706 • 203 / 711 and 178 / 711
First Class
Second Class
Third Class
Crew
Row totals
Died
122
167
528
673
1490
Survived
203
118
178
212
711
Column Totals
325
285
706
885
2201
Explanation / Answer
Which proportions are most useful in analyzing the relationship between passenger class and surviving the Titanic?
· 122 / 325 and 203 / 325
This is wrong because it only tells the relationship of died and survived for first class passengers.
· 203 / 325 and 528 / 706
This is also wrong because this proportion belong to first class survived and Third class died.
· 203 / 325 and 178 /706
This is correct because these two proportion belong to survived of first class and third class passengers out of their respective total passengers.
· 203 / 711 and 178 / 711
This option is wrong. because it tell the percentage survivor of first class and third class.