Use 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

Jade
Jade

Eduardo
Eduardo

Ziva
Ziva

Owen

Answer 1

To determine which student most likely had an error in their results, we can analyze the recorded times for each student's three balls.

Looking at the data:

• Ziva: 0.52, 0.51, 0.51 (times are fairly consistent)
• Jade: 0.51, 0.52, 0.52 (times are also consistent)
• Eduardo: 0.50, 0.50, 0.50 (very consistent and reasonable)
• Owen: 0.50, 0.37, 0.51 (the second time of 0.37 seconds is significantly lower than the others)

Since Owen's second recorded time (0.37 seconds) is an outlier and deviates from the other times recorded by the other students and his other two times, it most likely indicates an error in his measurements.

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