You Have Collected Data About the Average Response Time of Participants

question 8

Multiple Choice

You have collected data about the average response time of participants in your study. You are delighted to find that the variable is normally distributed. More than half your respondents take longer than 16 seconds to respond and one third take less than 12 seconds to respond. What is the median response time of your participants?

• A) Greater than 16 seconds
• B) 16 seconds
• C) 12 seconds
• D) Unable to determine

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