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Jake concluded that the runoff had little effect on the dissolved oxygen levels, and Aisha concluded that the runoff had a major effect on dissolved oxygen levels. What is the most likely reason that Jake and Aisha formed different conclusions?
Each person used different references for comparison.
Jake recorded the wrong measurements on two days.
Aisha converted the units before creating her graph.
The students used different ranges for their y axes.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
The students used different ranges for their y axes.

Explanation: Using different y-axis scales can make the same data look like it changes a lot (if the axis is narrow) or very little (if the axis is wide), leading to opposite conclusions about effect size.