Student Preferences in Sports

The video tutorial discusses an experiment involving 100 students sampled on two occasions to determine how many consider baseball their favorite sport. Out of 200 students, 36 preferred baseball. The tutorial explains how to calculate the expected number of baseball fans if 50 students are randomly selected, using a ratio to determine that approximately 9 students would likely choose baseball as their favorite sport.

What was the main focus of the experiment conducted with the students?

• To determine the favorite sport of students

• To evaluate the dietary habits of students

• To assess the academic performance of students

• To find out the average age of students

How many students out of 200 indicated that baseball was their favorite sport?

• 36

• 20

• 16

• 50

What ratio was derived from the experiment results regarding baseball preference?

• 36 out of 200

• 50 out of 200

• 16 out of 100

• 20 out of 100

If you were to randomly select 50 students, how many would likely say baseball is their favorite sport?

• 9

• 5

• 12

• 15

What mathematical operation was used to scale down the ratio for predicting preferences in a smaller sample?

• Multiplication

• Subtraction

• Addition

• Division