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?
Novels
Short Stories
Classics
Comic Books
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?
Novels
Short Stories
Classics
Comic Books
Answers
GPT 3.5
Based on the data in the table, it can be observed that the majority of students in all four samples showed a preference for Novels. The total number of students who preferred novels across all four samples was 111, compared to 62 who preferred Short Stories, 7 who preferred Classics, and 20 who preferred Comic Books. Therefore, the majority of students in the samples preferred Novels.