A movie producer conducted a survey after the screening of his movie to find out how the film would be received by viewers from different age groups. The columns in the two-way table indicate the numbers of viewers who rated the film on a four-point scale: excellent, good, average, and poor.

\begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|c|c|c|}
\hline Viewer's Age Group & Excellent & Good & Average & Poor & Marginal Totals \\
\hline [tex]$16-25$[/tex] & 52 & 42 & 12 & 7 & 113 \\
\hline [tex]$26-35$[/tex] & 33 & 50 & 5 & 9 & 97 \\
\hline [tex]$36-45$[/tex] & 58 & 12 & 28 & 34 & 132 \\
\hline [tex]$46-55$[/tex] & 25 & 17 & 22 & 12 & 76 \\
\hline 56 and Above & 12 & 5 & 3 & 8 & 28 \\
\hline Marginal Totals & 180 & 126 & 70 & 70 & 446 \\
\hline
\end{tabular}

Select the correct answer.

What was the most common rating in the 26-35 age group?
A. Excellent
B. Good
C. Average
D. Poor
E. Both Average and Poor



Answer :

We need to determine the most common rating in the 26-35 age group from the given data. Let's go through this step-by-step.

1. Review the Table Data for the 26-35 Age Group:
- Excellent: 33
- Good: 50
- Average: 5
- Poor: 9

2. Identify the Highest Value:
- Compare the numbers:
- Excellent: 33
- Good: 50
- Average: 5
- Poor: 9

- Clearly, the highest number among these is 50.

3. Determine the Corresponding Rating for the Highest Value:
- The rating that corresponds to 50 in the 26-35 age group is "Good."

Therefore, the most common rating in the 26-35 age group is Good.

The correct answer choice is:
B. Good