Student representatives surveyed their classmates on their preference of a school mascot for a new school. the results are shown in the table below. which pair of samples seems most representative of student preference? mascot survey sample 1 sample 2 sample 3 artichokes 15 artichokes 0 artichokes 3 bears 28 bears 53 bears 48 citizens 17 citizens 7 citizens 9 sample 1 and sample 2 are most representative because there is less difference between the numbers of students that chose each mascot. sample 2 and sample 3 are most representative because the relationship between preferences is consistent. sample 1 and sample 3 are most representative because 0 should not appear in a sample. none of the samples are representative because none of the values remained constant.