A study is completed to examine the relationship between gender and sports participation. It is conducted by randomly surveying ninth-graders at Smith High School. The collected data is shown in Table 8-5.

What measure of central tendency can you determine for sports participation? What is the measure of central tendency for males only? Is the measure of central tendency different for the whole sample?

TABLE 8-5 No sports Sports participation Total Gender and Sports Participation among Ninth-Grade Students Male 30 70 100 Female 50 50 100 Total 80 120 200