A random sample of 1200 U.S. college students was asked, What is your perception of your own
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A random sample of 1200 U.S. college students was asked, “What is your perception of your own body? Do you feel that you are overweight, underweight, or about right?” The two-way table summarizes the data on perceived body image by gender.
a. What percent of respondents feel that their body weight is about right?
b. What proportion of the sample is female?
c. What percent of respondents are males and feel that they are overweight or underweight?
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Gender Female Male Total About right 560 295 855 Body image Overweight 163 72 235 Underweight 37 73 110 Total 760 440 1200
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