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:

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)

Group of answer choices

Pizza is the most preferred lunch.

Spaghetti is two times more popular than hamburgers.

Spaghetti is two times more popular than pizza.

Hamburgers and pizza are preferred almost equally.

Answer 1

Based on the data provided, the inference that can be made is that hamburgers and pizza are preferred almost equally. This is because the numbers for hamburgers and pizza are relatively close (43 vs. 44 in Sample #1 and 41 vs. 39 in Sample #2), while spaghetti has significantly fewer preferences in both samples.