Monique manages wildlife samples for Ducks Unlimited. Two samples of duck populations at a migratory site are shown in the table below. Which statement about the samples is true?

Duck Pond Samples

Sample 1

Sample 2

Mallard

17

Mallard

21

Wood Duck

8

Wood Duck

7

Green Wing Teal

10

Green Wing Teal

8

American Widgeon

5

American Widgeon

6

Monique can use both samples to find the mean frequency of each duck.

Monique should take another sample because there is too much variability in the two samples.

Monique should use only the first sample to find the mean frequency of each duck.

Monique should use only the second sample to find the mean frequency of each duck.

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Hanson

12 June, 05:04

Monique manages wildlife samples for Ducks Unlimited. Two samples of duck populations at a migratory site are shown in the table below. Which statement about the samples is true?

Duck Pond Samples

Sample 1

Sample 2

Mallard

17

Mallard

21

Wood Duck

8

Wood Duck

7

Green Wing Teal

10

Green Wing Teal

8

American Widgeon

5

American Widgeon

6

Monique can use both samples to find the mean frequency of each duck.

Monique should take another sample because there is too much variability in the two samples.

Monique should use only the first sample to find the mean frequency of each duck.

Monique should use only the second sample to find the mean frequency of each duck.

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Kira Humphrey · Answer 1

The correct answer is: Monique can use both samples to find the mean frequency of each duck. Since the variability (or by how much the data differs from the mean and from each other) is only little, Monique can use the two samples to compute for the mean frequency of each species.