Fifty people were asked to rank their preferences of five varieties of chocolate candy, using 1 for their favorite and 5 for their least favorite. The results are shown in the table below.

Rankings

Caramel center 5 4 4 4 2 4

Vanilla center 1 5 5 5 5 5

Almond center 2 3 2 1 3 3

Toffee center 4 1 1 3 4 2

Solid chocolate 3 2 3 2 1 1

Number of voters 17 11 9 8 3 2
According to the table (see the column in grey), three voters ranked solid chocolate first, caramel centers second, almond centers third, toffee centers fourth, and vanilla centers fifth. According to this table, which variety of candy would win the taste test using the plurality voting system?

Question

Examsnet · Accepted Answer

Correct Answer is : Toffee centers

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