Carlos Was Timing How Fast His Rat Ran the Maze

question 34

Multiple Choice

Carlos was timing how fast his rat ran the maze. He found that rat A ran extraordinarily fast yesterday compared to the five other rats in his sample. According to the concept regression toward the mean, which of following is likely to happen tomorrow?

• A) Rat A will run extraordinarily fast
• B) Rat A will run at a pace more similar to the average running pace
• C) Rat A will run the slowest of the sample of rats
• D) Rat A will refuse to run

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