Obesity among children is quickly becoming an epidemic across North America. Television and video games are part of the problem. To gauge to what extent nonparticipation in organized sports...

Obesity among children is quickly becoming an epidemic across North America. Television and video games are part of the problem. To gauge to what extent nonparticipation in organized sports contributes to the crisis surveys of children 5 to 14 years old were conducted this year and 10 years ago. The gender of the child and whether he or she participated in organized sports (1 = No, 2 = Yes) were recorded. a. Can we conclude that there has been a decrease in participation among boys over the past 10 years? b. Repeat part (a) for girls. c. Can we infer that girls are less likely to participate than boys this year?