A Researcher Interested in Observing Sleep Patterns Asks People to Come

question 19

Multiple Choice

A researcher interested in observing sleep patterns asks people to come into her sleep laboratory so that their sleep behaviour can be systematically monitored.One of the things she is interested in is the relationship between the number of times a person rolls over in the night and their ability to perform a range of cognitive tasks the following day.If the shaded bars in the graph below represent the number of times a sample of 25 people roll over in the night, which of the following statements is true?

• A)The distribution of number of rolls is negatively skewed.
• B)The modal number of rolls is 3.
• C)The mean number of rolls is 2.
• D)The median number of rolls is 2.
• E)The mean is probably the most appropriate measure of central tendency.

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Definitions:

Scatterplot

A graphical representation where individual data points are plotted on a two-dimensional plane, showcasing the relationship between two variables.

Precipitation

Any form of water - liquid or solid - falling from the sky, including rain, snow, sleet, and hail.

Linear Relationship

A type of association where a change in one variable is directly proportional to a change in another variable.

Precipitation

Any form of water, liquid or solid, falling from the atmosphere, such as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.