Example 1

The Student Council wants to host a school-wide activity. Council members survey students, asking them to choose either a field trip, a dance, or a talent show. The table below shows the survey results, with the surveyed students numbered 1–40. Construct a two-way frequency table to summarize the data.
  1. Set up a tally table.
  2. Tally the data.
  3. Create a two-way frequency table.
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