General Knowledge · Data Interpretation

Which choice best describes data from the experimental results that support the researchers' conclusion? To test the effects of a nitrogen fertilizer on cantaloupe production, researchers grew cantaloupe plants and harvested their fruit over three years. In each year, half the plants were grown using a nitrogen fe rtilizer, and the other half were grown using a control fertilizer that contained no nitrogen. Th e data for cantaloupe yield (pounds per acre) are as follows: - 2017: Control = 23.8, Nitrogen Fertilizer = 33.8 - 2018: Control = 31.6, Nitrogen Fertilizer = 41.5 - 2019: Control = 18.4, Nitrogen Fertilizer = 27.2 The researchers concluded that the nitrogen fertilizer increases cantaloupe yield.