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question 46

Multiple Choice

Solve the problem.
-When exposed to ethylene gas, green bananas will ripen at an accelerated rate. The number of days for ripening becomes shorter for longer exposure times. Assume that the table below gives average ripening times of
Bananas for several different ethylene exposure times: $$\begin{array}{l}\text { Exposure timdRipening Time }\\\begin{array} { l | l } \text { (minutes) } & \text { (days) } \\\hline 10 & 4.2 \\15 & 3.5 \\20 & 2.6 \\25 & 2.1 \\30 & 1.1\end{array}\end{array}$$ Plot the data and then find a line approximating the data. With the aid of this line, find the limit of the average ripening
Time as the exposure time to ethylene approaches 0. Round your answer to the nearest tenth.

• A) \(5.8\) days
• B) \(37.5\) minutes
• C) \(0.1\) day
• D) \(2.6\) days

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Nominal Measurement

A measurement scale used to categorize data without implying any order or numerical value among the categories.

Effect Size

A numerical assessment that indicates the size of an occurrence or the intensity of a linkage between factors.

Cramér's V

A measure of association between two nominal variables, providing a value between 0 and 1.

Nonparametric Statistical Tests

Statistical tests that do not involve the estimation of population parameters or the assumption that scores for a variable are normally distributed in the larger population.