Thirty students in a science class each perform the same experiment and measure the temperature of a solution. Which will provide the most valid inference about the temperature of the solution?

A.
averaging the temperatures mesured by the first six students who enter the classroom the day after the experiment.

B.
averaging the temperatures measured by the five students whose names were picked from a stack of shuffled cards.

C.
averaging the temperatures measured by the six students with the highest scores on the last test.

D.
averaging the temperatures measured by five students who work together as a lab team.

Question

Thirty students in a science class each perform the same experiment and measure the temperature of a solution. Which will provide the most valid inference about the temperature of the solution?

A.	
averaging the temperatures mesured by the first six students who enter the classroom the day after the experiment.

B.	
averaging the temperatures measured by the five students whose names were picked from a stack of shuffled cards.

C.	
averaging the temperatures measured by the six students with the highest scores on the last test.

D.	
averaging the temperatures measured by five students who work together as a lab team.

AquariusQueen · Answer

hmm

Florisalreadytaken · Answer

what do you think is the correct answer?

Florisalreadytaken · Answer

6 results are more accurate than 5 so we can eliminate b and d.*

jhonyy9 · Answer

so using these above wrote what choice make more sense ?

jhonyy9 · Answer

$\color{#0cbb34}{\text{Originally Posted by}}$ @Florisalreadytaken
6 results are more accurate than 5 so we can eliminate b and d.*
$\color{#0cbb34}{\text{End of Quote}}$
good idea !