Question

louden county wildlife conservancy counts butterflies each year. data over the last three years regarding four types of butterflies are shown below. what inference can be made about the butterflies in louden county from the samples? louden county butterfly count 2009 2010 2011 meadow fritillary 5 meadow fritillary 34 meadow fritillary 14 variegated fritillary 7 variegated fritillary 95 variegated fritillary 63 zebra swallowtail 33 zebra swallowtail 21 zebra swallowtail 10 eastern - tailed blue 242 eastern - tailed blue 168 eastern - tailed blue 170 all butterfly populations are steadily decreasing. all butterfly populations were larger than usual in 2010. the eastern - tailed blue butterfly is more common than the others. the meadow fritillary is equally common as the variegated fritillary.

Explanation:

By observing the data, in each of the three - year period, the count of Eastern - Tailed Blue butterflies is higher than that of the other three types. So we can infer its higher commonness.

Answer:

The Eastern - Tailed Blue butterfly is more common than the others.