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Question 179

Chloe and Marcus used a content analysis to investigate how occupational roles are presented for male and female characters in two prime-time television dramas. To record the data, a tally chart was used.

Table 3 shows the data they gathered.

Table 3: Tally chart of occupational roles by gender in two television dramas

Occupational Role & GenderDrama ADrama BTotal
Professional Female|||| ||`
Professional Male|||| |||| ||`
Skilled Manual Female``
Skilled Manual Male|||| ||||`
Service Sector Female|||| |||| |`
Service Sector Male||||`
a.

Calculate the percentage of all male characters represented in a professional role across both dramas. Show your workings and give your answer to two decimal places.

[3]
b.

Explain how Chloe and Marcus could assess the reliability of their content analysis.

[4]
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