Question

Amalia uses two different dietary analysis software programs to determine the vitamin E content of a 1-oz serving of cooked asparagus. She notices the amounts given by the programs are not the same. When she checks a government-sponsored website for the amount of the vitamin in cooked asparagus, its amount is in between the amounts of the two software programs. Which of the following statements provides the best explanation of why there are such differences?

Answer 1

The government provided value is most likely an average value taken from multiple tests, which is why it lies between Amalia's test results.