Determine whether the source of error represents random or systematic error.
-Athlete's are timed in the 100-m dash by a person with a stop watch. There is some error involved in stopping the watch at the correct instant.
A)Random error
B)Systematic error

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This represents random error because the inaccuracies in stopping the watch at the exact moment can vary in either direction (starting too early or too late, stopping too early or too late), and these variations are unpredictable and random in nature.

Determine Whether the Source of Error Represents Random or Systematic