You have collected data on the responses to two questions asked in a survey of 40 college students majoring in business-What is your gender (Male = M;Female = F)and What is your major (Accountancy = A;Computer Information Systems = C;Marketing = M).Which of the following is the best for presenting the data?
A)A contingency table.
B)A stem-and-leaf display
C)A time-series plot.
D)A Pareto chart.

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A contingency table is the best choice for presenting the data as it allows for easy comparison and analysis of the responses to both questions. The table would have rows for the gender (M/F) and columns for the major (A/C/M), with the intersecting cells showing the number of respondents for each combination. This allows for easy identification of any patterns or relationships between gender and major. A stem-and-leaf display and time-series plot are not appropriate for this type of categorical data. A Pareto chart may be useful for presenting the relative frequencies of different responses within each question, but it would not allow for analysis of the relationship between the two variables.

You Have Collected Data on the Responses to Two Questions