Student representatives surveyed their classmates on their preference of a school mascot for a new school. The results are shown in the table below. Which pair of samples seems most representative of student preference? Mascot Survey
Sample 1
Sample 2
Sample 3
Artichokes 15 Artichokes 0 Artichokes 3
Bears 28 Bears 53 Bears 48
Citizens 17 Citizens 7 Citizens 9
Sample 1 and sample 2 are most representative because there is less difference between the numbers of students that chose each mascot.
Sample 2 and sample 3 are most representative because the relationship between preferences is consistent.
Sample 1 and sample 3 are most representative because 0 should not appear in a sample.
None of the samples are representative because none of the values remained constant.