A kindergarten class was surveyed to determine the children's favorite cartoon characters among Mickey Mouse, Bugs Bunny, and Scooby Doo. The students ranked the characters in order of preference; the results are shown in the preference schedule below. Rankings Mickey Mouse 1 1 2 2 3 3 Bugs Bunny 2 3 1 3 1 2 Scooby Doo 3 2 3 1 2 1 Number of students: 4 4 4 6 6 8 (a) How many students are in the class? students (b) How many votes are required for a majority? votes (c) Using plurality voting, which character is

A kindergarten class was surveyed to determine the children's favorite cartoon characters among Mickey Mouse, Bugs Bunny, and Scooby Doo. The students ranked the characters in order of preference; the results are shown in the preference schedule below. Rankings Mickey Mouse 1 1 2 2 3 3 Bugs Bunny 2 3 1 3 1 2 Scooby Doo 3 2 3 1 2 1 Number of students: 4 4 4 6 6 8 (a) How many students are in the class? students (b) How many votes are required for a majority? votes (c) Using plurality voting, which character is

Glencoe Algebra 1, Student Edition, 9780079039897, 0079039898, 2018

18th Edition

ISBN:9780079039897

Author:Carter

Publisher:Carter

Chapter10: Statistics

Section10.6: Summarizing Categorical Data

Problem 1AGP

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	Rankings
Mickey Mouse	1	1	2	2	3	3
Bugs Bunny	2	3	1	3	1	2
Scooby Doo	3	2	3	1	2	1
Number of students:	4	4	4	6	6	8

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