For the data given in the table below, Radar Gun 1 is Accurate, Radar Gun 2 is Repeatable and Radar Gun 3 is Precise. The missing value for Radar Gun 3 Car 2 should most nearly be? You may assume the true speed of all three cars is a constant and equal.
Speed of a car (mph) |
|||
A |
B |
C |
|
Radar Gun 1 |
Radar Gun 2 |
Radar Gun 3 |
|
Car 1 |
38 |
40 |
37 |
Car 2 |
36 |
40 |
? |
Car 3 |
40 |
40 |
39 |
a. |
36 |
|
b. |
40 |
|
c. |
38 |
|
d. |
44 |
The radar gun 2 is repeatable and can not be trustworthy, the radar gun 1 is accurate and can be taken as a reference for the radar gun 3 which is precise. The values of speed obtained in radar gun 3 are almost near to the values obtained in the radar gun 1. Therefore the value of speed for car 2 in radar gun 3 will be near to the value obtained in radar gun 1 which is 36 mph.
Therefore, the correct option is (a)
the options (b), (c), and (d) are not correct because their value is differing from a large gap with respect to the radar gun 1.
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