Question
Use the tables to answer the question.
Simon’s Results
Number of White Balls Selected Number of Red Balls Selected
Bowl A 5 15
Bowl B 16 4
Clark’s Results
Number of White Balls Selected Number of Red Balls Selected
Bowl A 45 55
Bowl B 60 40
Bowls A and B contain a number of white and red balls. Simon and Clark repeatedly selected a ball from both bowls and recorded the results in a table. Whose results will give you a better indication about the proportion of white and red balls in each bowl? Explain your answer.
(1 point)
Responses
Neither; they conducted the same number of trials.
Neither; they conducted the same number of trials.
Clark’s experiment. He conducted a greater number of trials than Simon.
Clark’s experiment. He conducted a greater number of trials than Simon.
Simon’s experiment. He conducted a greater number of trials than Clark.
Simon’s experiment. He conducted a greater number of trials than Clark.
Both results can be used, as they performed the experiment at random.
Simon’s Results
Number of White Balls Selected Number of Red Balls Selected
Bowl A 5 15
Bowl B 16 4
Clark’s Results
Number of White Balls Selected Number of Red Balls Selected
Bowl A 45 55
Bowl B 60 40
Bowls A and B contain a number of white and red balls. Simon and Clark repeatedly selected a ball from both bowls and recorded the results in a table. Whose results will give you a better indication about the proportion of white and red balls in each bowl? Explain your answer.
(1 point)
Responses
Neither; they conducted the same number of trials.
Neither; they conducted the same number of trials.
Clark’s experiment. He conducted a greater number of trials than Simon.
Clark’s experiment. He conducted a greater number of trials than Simon.
Simon’s experiment. He conducted a greater number of trials than Clark.
Simon’s experiment. He conducted a greater number of trials than Clark.
Both results can be used, as they performed the experiment at random.
Answers
GPT 3.5
Clark's results will give a better indication about the proportion of white and red balls in each bowl because he conducted a greater number of trials than Simon. This means that Clark's results are more likely to provide a more accurate representation of the distribution of white and red balls in the bowls.