The 25^th Percentile for Waiting Time in a Doctor's Office

question 145

Multiple Choice

The 25^th percentile for waiting time in a doctor's office is 19 minutes. The 75^th percentile is 31 minutes. Which is incorrect regarding the fences?

• A)The upper inner fence is 49 minutes.
• B)The upper outer fence is 67 minutes.
• C)A waiting time of 45 minutes exceeds the upper inner fence.
• D)A waiting time of 70 minutes would be an outlier.

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Definitions:

Unintended Changes

Alterations that occur without a deliberate plan or intention, often leading to unexpected outcomes.

Natural Contexts

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Double-Blind

An experimental procedure in which neither the participants nor the experimenters know who is receiving a particular treatment, to prevent bias.

Correlational

A research method that examines the relationship between two or more variables to determine if a change in one variable is associated with a change in another.