Suppose You Measure the Number of Minutes It Takes an Employee

question 25

Multiple Choice

Suppose you measure the number of minutes it takes an employee to complete a task, where the maximum allowed time is 5 minutes, and each time is rounded to the nearest minute. Data from 130 employees is summarized below. How long did it take most employees to complete the task? $$\begin{array} { | l | c c c c c | } \hline \text { Time (minutes) } & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 \\\hline \text { Frequency } & 25 & 40 & 50 & 35 & 30 \\\hline\end{array}$$

• A)5 minutes
• B)3 minutes
• C)30 minutes
• D)50 minutes

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