Analyzing Evidence Answers

Read the description of data collected in each of the following examples. Evaluate each situation and decide which factor best describes the inconsistent data. Five students in a classroom each counted fruit flies in a flask. Their counts gave the following data 22, 24, 26, 23, and 24. The actual number of fruit flies in the flask was 25. ✔ Lack of accuracyX Lack of precision

Dana measured the mass of 20 soil samples for a gardening study. After measuring the first 10, she realized she had forgotten to zero the balance. She did that and then measured the other 10 samples. ✔ Human errorImproper equipment

Does this data set contain outliers? X yes✔ no