Question

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

The data is inadequate

Answer 2

The error in question is - The data are inadequate.

•The inadequate data error is known to occur due to following reasons - forgetting, lack of awareness, failure of judgement and inability to access data.

•As stated in the question Lucy accidentally mislabeled her data, into millimeters which was to be taken in centimetres.

•Thus the error in question stated will be - The data are inadequate.