It has been generally believed that it is not feasible for men and women to be just friends. Others argue that this belief may not be true anymore because gone are the days when men worked and women stayed at home and the only way they could get together was for romance (www. npr.org, November 12, 2016). A researcher conducts a survey on 186 students. The students are asked their sex (male or female) and if it is feasible for men and women to be just friends (yes or no). A portion of the responses is shown in the accompanying table.

a. Construct a contingency table that cross-classifies the data by Sex and Feasible. How many of the students were female? How many of the students felt that it was feasible for men and women to be just friends? 

b. What is the likelihood that a male student feels that men and women can be just friends? What is the likelihood that a female student feels that men and women can be just friends? 

c. Construct a stacked column chart. Do male and female students feel the same or differently about this topic? Explain.

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Student 1 2 1 186 Sex Feasible female female B male yes yes : no