StatLit.Org Percentage Tables Survey Instructions: Select the best answer in the multiple choice questions below. Table 1. 1. In Table 1, which of the following accurately describes the circled 60% in the upper left hand corner? a. 60% of these male college students are business majors. b. 60% of these college business majors are males. c. 60% of these college students are male business majors. d. 60% of these male business majors are college students. e. More than one of the above. f. None of the above. Table 2. 2. In Table 2, which of the following accurately describes the circled 75% in the upper left hand corner? a. 75% of these male college students are business majors. b. 75% of these college business majors are males. c. 75% of these college students are male business majors. d. 75% of these male business majors are college students. e. More than one of the above. f. None of the above. Table 3. 3. In Table 3, which of the following accurately describes the circled 30% in the upper left hand corner? a. 30% of these male college students are business majors. b. 30% of these college business majors are males. c. 30% of these college students are male business majors. d. 30% of these male business majors are college students. e. More than one of the above. f. None of the above. Table 4. 4. In Table 4, which of the following accurately describes the circled 50% in the right column? a. 50% of students living on campus are sophomores. b. 50% of females living on campus are sophomores. c. 50% of first-year females living on campus are sophomores. d. 50% of sophomores live on campus. e. More than one of the above. f. None of the above. Table 5. 5. In Table 5, which of the following accurately describes the circled 25% in the top row? a. 25% of non-running smokers are females. b. 25% of females are smokers who are non-runners. c. 25% of female smokers are non-runners. d. 25% of female non-runners are smokers. e. More than one of the above. f. None of the above. 6. How many of these five questions do you think you answered correctly? a. 0 b. 1 c. 2 d. 3 e. 4 f. 5 Please answer a few general demographic questions: 7. What best describes how comfortable you are in dealing with formal statistics (e.g., chance, probability, sampling distributions, confidence intervals)? a. Very uncomfortable b. Somewhat uncomfortable c. Somewhat comfortable d. Very comfortable 8. What best describes how comfortable you are in dealing with informal statistics (e.g., reading and interpreting tables and graphs that use rates and percentages)? a. Very uncomfortable b. Somewhat uncomfortable c. Somewhat comfortable d. Very comfortable 9. What best describes how quantitative your work, teaching area of study or daily life is? [If retired, you may use your prior occupation.] a. Generally non-quantitative (e.g., child care, music, art, English, philosophy) b. Minimally quantitative (e.g., business management, education, journalism, health care) c. Moderately quantitative (e.g., psychology, sociology, MIS, market research, forecasting) d. Highly quantitative (e.g., finance, econometrics, accounting, science, engineering) e. Extremely quantitative (e.g., mathematics, statistics) 10. What best describes your occupation? [If retired, you may use your prior occupation.] a. Full-time student b. Teacher, elementary/secondary c. Teacher, college d. Other professions e. Other (includes part time student) 11. What best describes your highest level of schooling completed? a. Primary school b. Secondary school/high school c. Two-year college (associate's degree) d. Four year college (bachelor's degree) e. Graduate degree (master's or Ph.D) 12. What best describes your fluency in English? a. English was a native language in primary school b. Became fluent in speaking and reading English after primary school c. Not yet fluent in speaking and reading English 13. How many undergraduate statistics courses have you completed? a. None b. One c. Two d. Three e. Four or more 14. What is your age? a. under 18 b. 18 - 24 c. 25 - 44 d. 45 or older Identification (optional): Please enter any comments you have on this survey: