Question

Derrick surveyed a random sample of 100 students from his 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 43 13 44
Sample #2 41 20 39

Which of the following inferences can be made based on the data? (5 points)

Pizza is the most preferred lunch.

Spaghetti is two times more popular than pizza.

Hamburgers and pizza are preferred almost equally.

Spaghetti is two times more popular than hamburgers.

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

Based on the data provided, the following inferences can be made:

1. Pizza is the most preferred lunch, as it has the highest number of preferences in both Sample #1 and Sample #2.

2. Spaghetti is more popular than both hamburgers and pizza, but it is not necessarily two times more popular than pizza or hamburgers.

3. Hamburgers and pizza are preferred almost equally, as the number of preferences for hamburgers and pizza are similar in both Sample #1 and Sample #2.

Therefore, the correct inferences are:
- Pizza is the most preferred lunch.
- Hamburgers and pizza are preferred almost equally.