Construct and interpret a two-way table summarizing data on two categorical variables collected from the same subjects, using relative frequencies calculated for rows or columns to describe possible associations between the two variables. [Grade 8, 21]

Example Problems
One hundred twenty households were surveyed about whether they own a dog and whether they own a cat. The following two-way table displays data for the sample:

OwnershipOwns catDoesn't own catTOTAL
Owns dog503080
Doesn't own dog202040
TOTAL7050120


In this sample, are the events "Owns dog" and "Owns cat"
mutually exclusive?
Two hundred employees were classified by department (Tech or HR) and by work location (Remote or On-site). The following two-way table displays data for the sample:

DepartmentTechHRTOTAL
Remote6040100
On-site8020100
TOTAL14060200


In this sample, are the events "
Remote" and "HR" mutually exclusive?
Three hundred commuters were surveyed about whether they use the bus and whether they use the train to get to work. The probability a randomly selected commuter uses the bus is , the probability they use the train is , and the probability they use both is .

In this sample, are the events
Uses bus and Uses train mutually exclusive?
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