Question

a survey was taken of a random sampling of residents of new york city and los angeles to compare how many of them own a car. residents of los angeles and new york city who own a car

	own a car	do not own a car	total
nyc residents	1,478	6,182	7,660
total	4,729	7,051	11,780

which statement about the two - way frequency table is true?
the survey represents quantitative data.
there is a greater percentage of la residents who own a car than nyc residents who do.
the total number of people in the poll who own a car is 4,120.
more people in the poll own a car than do not own a car.

Explanation:

Step1: Determine data type

The data is about counts of car - owners and non - car - owners, which is categorical data, not quantitative. So the first statement is false.

Step2: Calculate percentage of car - owners in LA

The percentage of LA residents who own a car is $\frac{3251}{4120}\times100\%\approx79\%$.

Step3: Calculate percentage of car - owners in NYC

The percentage of NYC residents who own a car is $\frac{1478}{7660}\times100\%\approx19.3\%$. So the second statement is true.

Step4: Check total number of car - owners

The total number of people in the poll who own a car is $4729$, not $4120$. So the third statement is false.

Step5: Compare car - owners and non - car - owners

The number of people who own a car is $4729$ and the number of people who do not own a car is $7051$. So more people do not own a car than own a car, and the fourth statement is false.

Answer:

There is a greater percentage of LA residents who own a car than NYC residents who do.