Question

khalil surveys a random sample of 40 studentswhich claim is most strongly supported by the data?more students at the school will choose a pear than an apple.students at the school will choose a peach more often than any other fruit.exactly 5 students at the school will choose a plum.no students at the school will choose a banana.fruit | number of votesbanana | 0plum | 5peach | 16apple | 9pear | 10

Explanation:

1. Compare pear (10 votes) and apple (9 votes): the difference is small, and this is a sample, so the claim that more students at the school will choose pear over apple is weakly supported.
2. Peach has 16 votes, which is the highest number in the sample. This strongly suggests peaches are the most preferred fruit in the larger school population.
3. The sample has 5 plum votes, but this is a sample statistic, not a guarantee that exactly 5 students in the whole school will choose plum.
4. The sample has 0 banana votes, but a sample does not prove no students in the entire school will choose banana.

Answer:

Students at the school will choose a peach more often than any other fruit.