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.

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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.

Answer 1

The most appropriate response is:

Clark’s experiment. He conducted a greater number of trials than Simon.

The number of trials is crucial in statistical experiments. A greater number of trials generally leads to more reliable and accurate estimations of proportions, as the results tend to average out random variation. Hence, if Clark conducted a greater number of trials than Simon, his results would provide a better indication of the true proportions of white and red balls in each bowl.