A Researcher Records the Following Times (In Seconds)that It Took

question 62

Multiple Choice

A researcher records the following times (in seconds) that it took a group of mice to complete a maze: 23 ± 4.1 (M ± SD) .The top 10% of mice finishing with the fastest times will be placed in a "maze bright" group.What is the cutoff time to be placed in this group?

• A) 17.75 s
• B) 28.25 s
• C) faster than 16 s
• D) There is not enough information to answer this question.

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