Malika and Adrian prepared containers of potato
salad at a deli. Each container was supposed to
have a mass of one pound. The manager selected
a random sample of containers prepared by each
employee to check the mass of each container.
0.19 The result
results
are shown in the table below.
are shown
MASS OF EACH
CONTAINER
Malika's
Containers
(pounds)
1.10
1.08
1.05
0.95
0.98
Adrian's
Containers
(pounds)
1.30
1.21
0.79
0.90
0.88
Which inference is best supported by these data?
A. Malika will produce more containers with a
mass of exactly one pound than Adrian will.
B. Adrian will produce more containers with a
mass of exactly one pound than Malika will.
C. Most of Malika's containers will have a mass
closer to one pound than most of Adrian's
containers.
D. Most of Adrian's containers will have a mass
closer to one pound than most of Malika's
containers.