The data from a survey on the academic degrees earned by students in the united states in 2009 is shown below.
degree
male
(in thousands)
female
(in thousands)
marginal
totals
associate
298 489 787
bachelor
685 916 1,601
master
260 397 657
professional
47 45 92
doctorate
32 35 67
marginal
totals
1,322 1,882 3,204
what is the relative frequency of male students earning an associate’s degree among all the males earning any degree in 2009?
0.09
0.23
0.38
0.44