A small town is electing a new town council member. They decide to poll three random samples of registered voters to get an idea

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A small town is electing a new town council member. They decide to poll three random samples of registered voters to get an idea

of which of the three candidates is most likely to be elected. Voters are asked to indicate the candidate they would vote for, if the election were tomorrow. Voters are also given the option of selecting "Undecided". The results of the poll are recorded in the table below.
Sample #1 Sample #2 Sample #3
Candidate #1 11 20 11
Candidate #2 27 23 28
Candidate #3 11 3 9
Undecided 1 4 2

a. Which candidate do you think will be elected?
b. How confident are you in your prediction? Explain your reasoning using complete sentences.

Mathematics

1 answer:

docker41 [41] · Answer 1 · 2022-04-01T08:45:49+03:00

docker41 [41]3 years ago

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Answer:

candidate #2 27 23 28

Step-by-step explanation:

the one that has the the most points is the new town council