Question

what is the marginal distribution of individuals who are overweight? 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%
21.8%
65.2%

Explanation:

Step1: Recall marginal - distribution formula

The marginal distribution of overweight individuals is calculated as the number of overweight individuals divided by the total number of individuals.

Step2: Identify relevant values from the table

The number of overweight individuals is 218, and the total number of individuals is 1000.

Step3: Calculate the percentage

The percentage is $\frac{218}{1000}\times100\% = 21.8\%$.

Answer:

21.8%