Academy Awards and Movie Fan Sentiment. The nominees for the 2021 Academy Award for Actress in a Leading Role included two Black actresses for the first time since 1973. The nominees were Viola Davis for Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Andra Day for The United States vs. Billie Holiday, Vanessa Kirby for Pieces of a Woman, Frances McDormand for Nomadland, and Carey Mulligan for Promising Young Woman. In a survey, movie fans who had seen each of the movies for which these five actresses had been nominated were asked to select the actress who was most deserving of the 2021 Academy Award for Actress in a Leading Role. The following table summarizes the survey responses.

a. How large was the sample in this survey?

b. Frances McDormand received the 2021 Academy Award for Actress in a Leading Role for her performance in Nomadland. Did the respondents favor Ms. McDormand?

18-30 31-44 45-58 Over 58 Page content Viola Davis 51 50 41 42 Andra Day 63 55 37 50 Vanessa 15 44 56 74 Kirby Frances 48 25 22 31 Mcdormand Carey 36 65 62 33 Mulligan