Use the tables to answer the question.
Simon’s Results
Number of White Balls Selected Number of Red Balls Selected
Bowl A 5 15
Bowl B 16 4
Clark’s Results
Number of White Balls Selected Number of Red Balls Selected
Bowl A 45 55
Bowl B 60 40
Bowls A and B contain a number of white and red balls. Simon and Clark repeatedly selected a ball from both bowls and recorded the results in a table. Whose results will give you a better indication about the proportion of white and red balls in each bowl? Explain your answer.
(1 point)
Responses
A). Both results can be used, as they performed the experiment at random.
Both results can be used, as they performed the experiment at random.
B). Simon’s experiment. He conducted a greater number of trials than Clark.
Simon’s experiment. He conducted a greater number of trials than Clark.
C). Neither; they conducted the same number of trials.
Neither; they conducted the same number of trials.
D). Clark’s experiment. He conducted a greater number of trials than Simon.
Clark’s experiment. He conducted a greater number of trials than Simon.
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B). Simon's experiment. He conducted a greater number of trials than Clark.
Simon's results will give a better indication about the proportion of white and red balls in each bowl because he conducted a greater number of trials, which means his results are more likely to be representative of the actual distribution of balls in the bowls. Clark's results may be skewed due to a smaller sample size.