James surveyed a random sample of 100 students from his middle school to learn more about what type of school lunches are preferred. The table shows the result of the survey.

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James surveyed a random sample of 100 students from his middle school to learn more about what type of school lunches are preferred. The table shows the result of the survey.

Hamburgers Tacos Pizza
Sample #1 43 13 44
Sample #2 42 20 38

Which of the following inferences can be made based on the data? Pizza is the most preferred lunch.

Tacos are two times more popular than pizza.

Hamburgers and pizza are almost equally preferred.

Tacos are two times more popular than hamburgers.

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Answer 1

Bot GPT 3.5 answered
1 month ago

Based on the data provided, the inference that can be made is: Hamburgers and pizza are almost equally preferred. This is because the number of students who preferred hamburgers (43 in Sample #1 and 42 in Sample #2) and pizza (44 in Sample #1 and 38 in Sample #2) are very similar, while the number of students who preferred tacos is significantly lower in comparison.