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Analyzing a Two-Way Table. In the Senate of the 113th Congress (2013–2015), there are 53 D...

Analyzing a Two-Way Table. In the Senate of the 113th Congress (2013–2015), there are 53 Democrats, 45 Republicans, and 2 Independents. Of the 20 women in the Senate, 16 are Democrats and 4 are Republicans.

a. Given this information, complete the following table.

 

Democrats

Republicans

Totals

Women

   

Men

   

Totals

  

98


b. What percentage of the Democratic and Republican senators are Republican women?


c. Among the women in the Senate, what is the percentage of Republicans?


d. Among the Republicans in the Senate, what is the percentage of women?


e. Why is the percentage or women who are Republicans (Part c) not equal to the percentage of Republicans who are women (part d)?


f. Which is more prevalent, women among all 100 senators or women among Democrats?

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