As a female high school student, I’m really interested in the topic of girls trying to

achieve a fit body and also trying to have a healthy lifestyle more than guys are
probably trying to do so. Is it the overall high school society that makes girls want to
have that perfect body that they’re seeing in today’s social media and television? Are
girls more into certain sports more than guys are just to get the daily exercise? Do guys
even care about staying fit or do they just enjoy playing sports? I want to analyze the
probability of girls exercising more than guys.
After doing research on this issue, the​ Better Health Channel​ states that most
girls drop their rate of physical activity once they reach adolescence. Physical activity is
an important part of health and wellbeing, and girls should remain active as they grow
up. The lack of exercise girls might be getting is because of the pressure that comes
with high school which are socially, at home and at school. Also according to this
website some of the reasons why teenage girls might avoid exercise and sport include:
Copying the behaviour of their physically inactive parents, lack of energy due to poor
physical fitness, lack of basic skills (such as throwing and catching a ball, fear of looking
silly in front of other people, especially peers, fear of being teased or mocked by other
players for being unskilled, previous bad experiences during physical education class
(such as teasing from peers), embarrassment about wearing sporting uniforms (such as
bathers or short skirts).
Based on my research, I wanted to answer the question ​What is the probability
that girls exercise more than guys do?​ After gathering data and using knowledge of
statistics and probability rules and tools,I used the data from my the survey I created. I
will show an analysis of my results.

2-Way table

Female Male Total

Once a week 3 2 5

2-3 times a week 21 12 33

4-5 times a week 7 12 19

6+ times a week 7 5 12

Total 38 31 69

​2-Way RELATIVE Frequency Table

Female Male Total

Once a week 3/69 = 4% 2/69 = 3% 5/69 = 7%

2-3 times a week 21/69 = 30% 12/69 = 17% 33/69 = 48%

4-5 times a week 7/69 = 10% 12/69 = 17% 19/69 = 27%

6+ times a week 7/69 = 10% 5/69 = 7% 12/69 = 17%

Total 38/69 ​= ​55% 31/69 = 45% 69/69 = 100%

2-Way CONDITIONAL Frequency Table - By Time Of Exercise (Row Method)

Female Male Total

Once a week 3/5 = 60% 2/5 = 40% 5/5 = 100%

2-3 times a week 21/33 = 64% 12/33 = 36% 33/33 = 100%

4-5 times a week 7/19 = 37% 12/19 = 63% 19/19 = 100%

6+ times a week 7/12 = 58% 5/12 = 42% 12/12 = 100%

Total 38/69 ​= ​55% 31/69 = 45% 69/69 = 100%

Venn Diagram

Tree Diagram
 As shown in these diagrams and focusing in students exercising 4-5 times a
week (Venn Diagram, 2-Way Conditional Frequency Table) and according to a
Livestrong article​ a teenager should exercise at least 3 times per week for 60 minutes.
Using the results from the multiple choice “4-5 times a week” in the question “How often
do you exercise?” 37% were females and 63% were males, which it indicates that girls
do not exercise more than guys seem to do. Looking at the choice “6+times a week”
there was an increasement of percentage and 58% were females and only 42% were
males, what does it mean? logically teens that do sports tend to exercise more due to
the several practices they have every week. Adding to that in my survey I also asked
“Do you play any sports?” and only 30 students of the 69 said yes, 57% were females
and 43% were males. It shows that guys exercise more because they most likely do
weight training and other exercise to build muscle that girls a don’t often do. In
conclusion, girls do exercise more than guys when it comes to sports, if it wasn’t
because of sports guys do exercise more than girls do.