Which is the best method to report weight of leaf

weighing

Source

General Social Survey https://gss.norc.org

Details

Question As part of a laboratory experiment, five students measured the weight of the same leaf four times. They recorded 20 slightly different weights. All of the work was done carefully and correctly. Their goal was to be as accurate as possible and reduce error in the experiment to a minimum. Which of the following is the best method to report the weight of the leaf?

Values

[1] ask the teacher to weigh the leaf
[2] report the first measurement
[3] average all of the weights that were recorded
[4] average the highest and lowest weights recorded
[5] discard the lowest five weights
[NA(d)] don't know [NA(i)] iap [NA(j)] I don't have a job [NA(m)] dk, na, iap [NA(n)] no answer [NA(p)] not imputable [NA(r)] refused [NA(s)] skipped on web [NA(u)] uncodeable [NA(x)] not available in this release [NA(y)] not available in this year [NA(z)] see codebook

Question Years and Ballots

ballots	years
A/B/C	2008

Overview

For further details see the GSS Data Explorer page for weighing.

Counts by year:

year	iap	ask the teacher to weigh the leaf	report the first measurement	average all of the weights that were recorded	average the highest and lowest weights recorded	discard the lowest five weights	don't know	no answer	not available in this year	Total
2008	518	89	79	984	144	33	152	24	-	2023
Total	518	89	79	984	144	33	152	24	0	2023