Question

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 TIME REMAINING 02:58:47 Lucy is supposed to write down the lengths of 10 earthworms found near the playground at her school. She measures the earthworms’ lengths in millimeters, but she accidentally labels her data in centimeters. Which best describes this error in data collection? The data are inadequate. The data are false. The data are recorded incorrectly. The data cannot be reproduced.

Answer 1

Answer:

The data are recorded incorrectly

Explanation:

Given that  Lucy is supposed to write down the lengths of 10 earthworms found near the playground at her school. She measures the earthworms’ lengths in millimeters, but she accidentally labels her data in centimeters.

The data is not inadequate because she recorded the required 10 measurements. They cannot be termed as false because these can be adjusted suitably to make it right.  The data cannot be reproduced is wrong as this data can be reproduced.

Only option c is wrong.

The data are recorded incorrectly

Answer 2

The data are recorded incorrectly. All of Lucy's data is correct, she just needs to convert her measurements from centimeters to millimeters.