Two Way Tables

Two Way Tables

What is a two-way table?

A two way table...

Records data collected that pertains to two different types of information.
For example, the two-way table below shows a survey of girls and boys, and if they prefer hockey or football.

Multiple Choice

How many girls prefer hockey?

• 18

• 6

• 10

• 16

Two-Way Tables Cont...

Finding totals:

You can find the total number of people surveyed for each data type, or in total, by adding the rows, columns, or both!

Multiple Choice

How many TOTAL boys were surveyed?

• 28

• 18

• 10

• 22

Labelling

Drag the labels to complete the table properly.

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

116

200

84

75

125

Finding percentages

To find percentages:

Identify the number of your value, and divide it by the total number in the category needed.

​Ex:
1.) What percentage of 6th graders are taking Spanish class?

2.) What percentage of students who are in French are 8th graders?

Multiple Choice

What percentage of students who are taking Spanish are 6th graders?

• 48.5%

• 33.8%

• 17.6%

• 54.8%

Multiple Choice

What percentage of total students are going to prom?

• 62.5%

• 58%

• 75%

• 33.3%