Question

The following table shows the data collected from four random samples of 50 students from a small middle school regarding their reading preferences: Book Preferences Sample # Novels Short Stories Classics Comic Books Total 1 26 19 1 4 50 2 30 10 3 7 50 3 33 15 1 1 50 4 22 18 2 8 50 Based on the results in the table, what type of reading is preferred by the majority of students in the samples?

Answer 1

The reading that is preferred by the majority of students in the samples is:

Novels.

Explanation:

We are given table of data that represents the reading preferences of 50 students as:

Sample# Novels Short Stories Classics ComicBooks Total

1 26 19 1 4 50

2 30 10 3 7 50

3 33 15 1 1 50

4 22 18 2 8 50

Clearly from all the 4 samples we could observe that most students like: Novels.

and then they love Short stories , after which they love to read Comic books and the least preferred readings is: Classics.