Maureen owns three bagel shops. Each shop sells 500 bagels per day.
Maureen asks her store managers to use a random sample to see how many
whole-wheat bagels are sold at each store each day. The results are
shown in the table. Use the table for 5-7.
Shop A
Shop B
Shop C
Total bagels in sample
50
100
25
Whole-wheat bagels
10
23
7
6. Rank the samples for the shops in terms of how representative they are
likely to be. Explain your rankings.
7. Which sample or samples should Maureen use to tell her managers how
many whole-wheat bagels to make each day? Explain.
