Use the table of data from an investigation on the effect of gravity on falling objects to answer the question.

Student Ball 1 (seconds) Ball 2 (seconds) Ball 3 (seconds)
Ziva 0.52 0.51 0.51
Jade 0.51 0.52 0.52
Eduardo 0.50 0.50 0.50
Owen 0.50 0.37 0.51
Four students investigated the effect of gravity on falling objects. The students all used the same three balls and dropped them from a height of 8 meters. They recorded the time it took for each ball to hit the ground. Which student most likely had an error in the results?

(1 point)
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Ziva
Ziva

Owen
Owen

Eduardo
Eduardo

Jade
Jade
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The student who most likely had an error in the results is Owen. This is because the time recorded for Ball 2 (0.37 seconds) is significantly different from the times recorded for the other two balls by all of the other students.