The bar chart elucidates the participation levels of boys and girls in six distinct sports within an English town during the year 2012.
A notable observation from the data is the prevalence of male participation in sports compared to their female counterparts, with football emerging as the sport with the most significant gender disparity.
Initially, football predominated among boys, with a remarkable participation figure of 60. Following closely were tennis and swimming, which registered 50 and just over 40 boys, respectively. Conversely, cycling and badminton exhibited lower engagement, recording approximately 40 and 30 boys participating. This indicates a clear hierarchy in sports popularity, with football clearly leading the boys’ participation statistics.
In contrast, girls’ preferences skewed towards swimming, which attracted about 30 participants, slightly surpassing badminton by approximately 10 participants. A similar pattern emerged in the categories of cycling and football, both of which garnered around 20 participants among girls. Ultimately, hockey was notably the least favored sport among both genders, with participation figures of 15 for boys and 9 for girls, underscoring its lack of appeal during the specified timeframe.