Question

what is the marginal distribution of individuals who are underweight? weight class vs. gender

	underweight	at goal weight	overweight	total
female	37	446	137	620
total	130	652	218	1000

(1 point)
○ 62.0%
○ 38.0%
○ 13.0%
○ 65.2%

Explanation:

Step1: Recall marginal - distribution formula

The marginal distribution of under - weight individuals is calculated as the total number of under - weight individuals divided by the total number of individuals in the sample.

Step2: Identify relevant values from the table

The total number of under - weight individuals is 130, and the total number of individuals in the sample is 1000.

Step3: Calculate the proportion

The proportion is $\frac{130}{1000}=0.13$.

Step4: Convert to percentage

$0.13\times100 = 13.0\%$

Answer:

13.0%