The manager of a snow cone shop surveyed a random sample of the shop's customers about their favorite flavor of snow cone. The table shows the number of customers who selected each flavor of snow cone.
Favorite Snow Cone Flavor
Banana Cherry Coconut Rasberry Strawberry Watermelon
21 11 27 8 14 39
Based on the information in the table, which inference about the favorite flavor of snow cone of all of the shop's customers appears to be invalid?
Responses
A They are less likely to select a cherry snow cone than a banana snow cone.They are less likely to select a cherry snow cone than a banana snow cone.
B They are less likely to select a coconut or banana snow cone than a watermelon or raspberry snow cone.They are less likely to select a coconut or banana snow cone than a watermelon or raspberry snow cone.
C They are more likely to select a rasberry or cherry snow cone than a strawberry snow cone.They are more likely to select a rasberry or cherry snow cone than a strawberry snow cone.
D They are more likely to select a watermelon snow cone than a cherry, strawberry, or rasberry snow cone.They are more likely to select a watermelon snow cone than a cherry, strawberry, or rasberry snow cone.
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The inference that appears to be invalid based on the information in the table is:
A) They are less likely to select a cherry snow cone than a banana snow cone.
This is invalid because the table shows that 11 customers selected cherry snow cones compared to 21 customers who selected banana snow cones. Therefore, it appears that customers are more likely to select cherry snow cones than banana snow cones.