Question

Read the description of data collected in each of the following examples. Evaluate each situation and
decide which factor best describes the inconsistent data.
Five students in a classroom each counted fruit flies in a flask. Their counts gave the following data 22,
24, 26, 23 and 24. The actual number of fruit flies in the flask was 25.

Answer 1

Answer:

lack of accuracy

Explanation:

first question is lack of accuracy .

Dana measured the mass of 20 soil samples for a gardening study. After measuring the first 10, she realized she had forgotten to zero the balance. She did that and then measured the other 10 samples. -

ANSWER-Human error

Answer 2

Data collection refers to the process of collection, measurement, and analyses to get an accurate insight for the experiment or research being conducted.

• Five students collected the data from the flask containing the same number of fruit flies.
• Each of the five data collected showed a different number even though the actual number was completely different.
• The discrepancies in the data indicate towards the inaccuracy of the data collection.
• Since, the data has to be collected manually, this discrepancy is a result of human error.

Hence, human error best described the inconsistency in the five data collected by the students.

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