A Researcher Records the Time (In Seconds)that Participants Arrive Late

question 27

Multiple Choice

A researcher records the time (in seconds) that participants arrive late for a scheduled research study.Assuming these data are normally distributed,which measure of central tendency is most appropriate to describe these data?

• A) mean
• B) median
• C) mode
• D) None; it is inappropriate to describe the central tendency of these data.

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Definitions:

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