Courtney is making regular observations of the growth rate of kudzu vines on a ditch in her neighborhood. She isolated and tagged five tendrills of the vine, and takes weeld

cumulative measurements for a year. A portion of her results are shown below. What issue with her data does Courtney need to resolve?

Tendril Week 1 Week 3 Week 6

1.2 cm

5.9 in

12 ft

20 cm

4.8 in

0.98 ft

0.8 cm

3.2 in

0.55 ft

0.2 cm

16 in

0.35 ft

15 cm

4.3 in

101 ft

Inconsistent units of measure

Insufficient amount of data

Duration of the study

Number of samples

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Biology

Toby Farrell

9 November, 10:47

Courtney is making regular observations of the growth rate of kudzu vines on a ditch in her neighborhood. She isolated and tagged five tendrills of the vine, and takes weeld

cumulative measurements for a year. A portion of her results are shown below. What issue with her data does Courtney need to resolve?

Tendril Week 1 Week 3 Week 6

1.2 cm

5.9 in

12 ft

20 cm

4.8 in

0.98 ft

0.8 cm

3.2 in

0.55 ft

0.2 cm

16 in

0.35 ft

15 cm

4.3 in

101 ft

Inconsistent units of measure

Insufficient amount of data

Duration of the study

Number of samples

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Levi Hernandez · Answer 1

Inconsistent units of measure

Explanation:

Courtney will need to resolve the issue of inconsistent units of measurement with her data.

In measuring the length of the tendrils, some were measured in centimeters (cm), some in inches (in) while some were measured in feet (ft).

Courtney will need to adopt uniform unit for measurement by making the relevant conversions from one unit to the other before any further analysis can be done with the data.