A survey of statistics students asked the students for their favorite fast-food restaurant. The results of the survey are provided in the table.

Identify the modal class from the distribution.

Favorite Fast-Food Restaurant

\begin{tabular}{|c|c|}
\hline
Restaurant & Frequency \\
\hline
McDonald's & 4 \\
\hline
Taco Bell & 12 \\
\hline
Pizza Hut & 1 \\
\hline
Subway & 18 \\
\hline
\begin{tabular}{c}
Kentucky Fried \\
Chicken
\end{tabular} & 20 \\
\hline
\end{tabular}

(1 point)

A. Pizza Hut

B. McDonald's

C. Subway

D. Kentucky Fried Chicken



Answer :

To determine the modal class from the given distribution, we need to identify the restaurant with the highest frequency of preference among the students surveyed. The modal class is essentially the category that occurs most frequently.

Let's examine the provided frequencies for each restaurant:

- McDonald's: 4
- Taco Bell: 12
- Pizza Hut: 1
- Subway: 18
- Kentucky Fried Chicken: 20

From these frequencies, we can see that:

- McDonald's has 4 votes.
- Taco Bell has 12 votes.
- Pizza Hut has 1 vote.
- Subway has 18 votes.
- Kentucky Fried Chicken has the highest number of votes, which is 20.

Therefore, the restaurant with the highest frequency is Kentucky Fried Chicken with 20 votes. This makes Kentucky Fried Chicken the modal class in this distribution.