A Researcher Records the Following Time Spent Sleeping Per Night

question 71

Multiple Choice

A researcher records the following time spent sleeping per night (in hours) in a group of participants: 5.8 ± 1.8 (M ± SD) .The researcher decides to categorize participants who sleep between 6 and 8 hr as moderate sleepers.What percentage of participants fell in this category?

• A) about 39%
• B) about 11%
• C) about 35%
• D) about 7%

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