Question

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

Hamburgers Spaghetti Pizza
Sample #1 44 43 13
Sample #2 39 41 20

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

Pizza is two times more popular than spaghetti.

Pizza is two times more popular than hamburgers.

Hamburgers and spaghetti are preferred almost equally.

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

Based on the data provided, the inference that can be made is that hamburgers and spaghetti are preferred almost equally. Both Sample #1 and Sample #2 show similar preferences for hamburgers and spaghetti, with only a small difference in the number of students who prefer each option. Pizza is the least preferred option based on both samples.

Answer 2

Hamburgers are the most preferred lunch.

Pizza is two times more popular than spaghetti.

Pizza is two times more popular than hamburgers.

Hamburgers and spaghetti are preferred almost equally.

Answer 3

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

Based on the data provided, the inference that can be made is that hamburgers are the most preferred lunch. In both Sample #1 and Sample #2, hamburgers received the most votes compared to spaghetti and pizza. Therefore, the first statement is correct.

The second and third statements are incorrect because the data does not show that pizza is two times more popular than spaghetti or hamburgers.

The fourth statement is also incorrect because the data shows that hamburgers are more preferred than spaghetti.