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His findings are shown below:  \n\n| \u003Cbr>Sample \\# | \u003Cbr>1 | \u003Cbr>2 | \u003Cbr>3 | \u003Cbr>4 | \u003Cbr>5 | \u003Cbr>6 |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| \u003Cbr>Cookies | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 |\n| \u003Cbr>Brownies | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 5 |\n| \u003Cbr>Cupcakes | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 |\n\nBased on the information presented what can you infer about which type he should stock?  \nBased on the information presented and the small samples gathered it is impossible to make any meaningful assumptions.  \n2) In a lake there are 3 types of fish: minnows, goldfish and sunfish. A fisherman wanted to estimate how many of each type there were. He scooped up several nets full and recorded his results (shown below) .  \n\n| \u003Cbr>Sample \\# | \u003Cbr>1 | \u003Cbr>2 | \u003Cbr>3 | \u003Cbr>4 | \u003Cbr>5 | \u003Cbr>6 | \u003Cbr>7 | \u003Cbr>8 |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| \u003Cbr>minnows | 31 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 29 |\n| \u003Cbr>goldfish | 15 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 |\n| \u003Cbr>sunfish | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 23 |\n\nBased on the information presented can you infer anything about the number of different types of fish in the lake?  \nBased on the information presented there will be more minnows in the lake than goldfish or sunfish.  \n3) A pizzeria owner was trying to determine which types of meat he should stock the most of for his new store. To do this he asked several pizza eaters what their favorite toppings were. His results are shown below:  \n\n| \u003Cbr>Sample \\# | \u003Cbr>1 | \u003Cbr>2 | \u003Cbr>3 | \u003Cbr>4 | \u003Cbr>5 | \u003Cbr>6 |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| \u003Cbr>Pepperoni | 42 | 41 | 40 | 41 | 38 | 42 |\n| \u003Cbr>Sausage | 39 | 39 | 39 | 41 | 42 | 42 |\n| \u003Cbr>Ham | 38 | 42 | 39 | 42 | 41 | 42 |\n\nBased on the information presented what can you infer about which type of meat he should stock?  \nBecause of the very small discrepancy in the quantities it is unlikely any  \ndeduction can be made about which type of meat he should stock the most of.  \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 | \u003Cbr>6 |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| \u003Cbr>Cookies | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 |\n| \u003Cbr>Brownies | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 5 |\n| \u003Cbr>Cupcakes | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 |\n\nBased on the information presented what can you infer about which type he should stock?  \nBased on the information presented and the small samples gathered it is impossible to make any meaningful assumptions.  \n2) In a lake there are 3 types of fish: minnows, goldfish and sunfish. A fisherman wanted to estimate how many of each type there were. He scooped up several nets full and recorded his results (shown below) .  \n\n| \u003Cbr>Sample \\# | \u003Cbr>1 | \u003Cbr>2 | \u003Cbr>3 | \u003Cbr>4 | \u003Cbr>5 | \u003Cbr>6 | \u003Cbr>7 | \u003Cbr>8 |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| \u003Cbr>minnows | 31 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 29 |\n| \u003Cbr>goldfish | 15 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 |\n| \u003Cbr>sunfish | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 23 |\n\nBased on the information presented can you infer anything about the number of different types of fish in the lake?  \nBased on the information presented there will be more minnows in the lake than goldfish or sunfish.  \n3) A pizzeria owner was trying to determine which types of meat he should stock the most of for his new store. To do this he asked several pizza eaters what their favorite toppings were. 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