se the table of data from an investigation on the effect of gravity on falling objects to answer the question.

Question

Student Ball 1 (seconds) Ball 2 (seconds) Ball 3 (seconds)
Ziva 0.52 0.51 0.51
Jade 0.51 0.52 0.52
Eduardo 0.50 0.50 0.50
Owen 0.50 0.37 0.51
Four students investigated the effect of gravity on falling objects. The students all used the same three balls and dropped them from a height of 8 meters. They recorded the time it took for each ball to hit the ground. Which student most likely had an error in the results?

(1 point)
Responses

Eduardo
Eduardo

Ziva
Ziva

Jade
Jade

Owen
Owen
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Answer 1

To determine which student most likely had an error in their results, we can analyze the times recorded for each ball by each student.

1. Ziva: 0.52, 0.51, 0.51
2. Jade: 0.51, 0.52, 0.52
3. Eduardo: 0.50, 0.50, 0.50
4. Owen: 0.50, 0.37, 0.51

From the data, Eduardo's results are consistent, with all three timings recorded as 0.50 seconds. Ziva and Jade have slight variations in their times, but they are not extreme.

However, Owen's second timing of 0.37 seconds stands out significantly as it is much lower than the other times reported. Since all other students have times around 0.50 seconds and gravity should cause all balls to fall within a similar range of time, this suggests that Owen likely had an error in his results.

Thus, the student who most likely had an error in the results is Owen.