Common Core: 7th Grade Math : Use Data from a Random Sample to Draw Inferences About a Population: CCSS.Math.Content.7.SP.A.2
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Example Question #21 : Statistics & Probability
The owner of a zoo wants to find out which animal exhibit is the most popular. The owner decided to take a random sample of the zoo's visitors to find out which exhibit was the visitors' favorite. Out of the 
What inference can be made based on the results shown in the provided table?
If the zoo got rid of the Fish Exhibit, they'd have the most upset visitors
No inference can be made based on this data
If the zoo got rid of the Panda Exhibit, they'd have the most upset visitors
If the zoo got rid of the Polar Bear Exhibit, they'd have the most upset visitors
If the zoo got rid of the Panda Exhibit, they'd have the most upset visitors
We can use data from a random sample to make inferences about a population. In this case, our population is all of the visitors of the zoo on Friday, and the random sample is the 
Based on our answer choices, we are making an inference about which animal exhibit, if the zoo got rid of, would create the most upset visitors. The pandas received the most votes out of the owner's pole; thus, we can infer—based on these results—that if the zoo got rid of the Panda Exhibit, they'd have the most upset visitors.
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