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His findings are shown below:  \n\n| \u003Cbr>Sample \\# | \u003Cbr>1 | \u003Cbr>2 | \u003Cbr>3 | \u003Cbr>4 | \u003Cbr>5 |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| \u003Cbr>Cookies | 51 | 52 | 51 | 52 | 53 |\n| \u003Cbr>Brownies | 41 | 42 | 44 | 41 | 43 |\n| \u003Cbr>Cupcakes | 62 | 61 | 60 | 62 | 62 |\n\nBased on the information presented what can you infer about which type he should stock?  \nBased on the information presented he should keep more Cupcakes than Cookies or Brownies.  \n2) At the football game a vendor was trying to determine if Coke or Pepsi sold better. To do this he asked several rows of attendees which flavor they bought. His results are shown below:  \n\n| \u003Cbr>Sample \\# | \u003Cbr>1 | \u003Cbr>2 |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| \u003Cbr>Coke | 4 | 5 |\n| \u003Cbr>Pepsi | 5 | 2 |\n\nBased on the information presented what can you infer about the types of soda sold?  \nBased on the information presented and the small samples gathered it is impossible to make any meaningful assumptions.  \n3) A dentists was trying to determine if more boys or girls had cavities. He checked the visits from the last month and his results are shown below:  \n\n| \u003Cbr>Sample \\# | \u003Cbr>1 | \u003Cbr>2 | \u003Cbr>3 | \u003Cbr>4 | \u003Cbr>5 | \u003Cbr>6 |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| \u003Cbr>Boys | 51 | 49 | 51 | 50 | 48 | 51 |\n| \u003Cbr>Girls | 40 | 41 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 40 |\n\nBased on the information presented what can you infer about who had cavities?  \nBased on the information presented more Boys had cavities.  \nSolve each problem.  \n1) In order to determine which type of sweets he should keep the most of in his shop a baker logged every 5th customers order. His findings are shown below:  \n\n| \u003Cbr>Sample \\# | \u003Cbr>1 | \u003Cbr>2 | \u003Cbr>3 | \u003Cbr>4 | \u003Cbr>5 |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| \u003Cbr>Cookies | 51 | 52 | 51 | 52 | 53 |\n| \u003Cbr>Brownies | 41 | 42 | 44 | 41 | 43 |\n| \u003Cbr>Cupcakes | 62 | 61 | 60 | 62 | 62 |\n\nBased on the information presented what can you infer about which type he should stock?  \nBased on the information presented he should keep more Cupcakes than Cookies or Brownies.  \n2) At the football game a vendor was trying to determine if Coke or Pepsi sold better. To do this he asked several rows of attendees which flavor they bought. His results are shown below:  \n\n| \u003Cbr>Sample \\# | \u003Cbr>1 | \u003Cbr>2 |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| \u003Cbr>Coke | 4 | 5 |\n| \u003Cbr>Pepsi | 5 | 2 |\n\nBased on the information presented what can you infer about the types of soda sold?  \nBased on the information presented and the small samples gathered it is impossible to make any meaningful assumptions.  \n3) A dentists was trying to determine if more boys or girls had cavities. He checked the visits from the last month and his results are shown below:  \n\n| \u003Cbr>Sample \\# | \u003Cbr>1 | \u003Cbr>2 | \u003Cbr>3 | \u003Cbr>4 | \u003Cbr>5 | \u003Cbr>6 |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| \u003Cbr>Boys | 51 | 49 | 51 | 50 | 48 | 51 |\n| \u003Cbr>Girls | 40 | 41 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 40 |\n\nBased on the information presented what can you infer about who had cavities?  \nBased on the information presented more Boys had cavities.  \nSolve each problem.  \n1) In order to determine which type of sweets he should keep the most of in his shop a baker logged every 5th customers order. 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