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?

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Katrina Burnett

27 February, 08:29

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?

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Pranav Goodwin · Answer 1

Answer:MEAN

Step-by-step explanation:Mean is a measure of central tendency it is sometimes referred to as a average of a set of numbers. The mean can also be described as the central value of a discrete set of values or numbers, the formula for Arithmetic mean is the sum of the values or number divided by the number of values or outcome.

Normal distribution is a statistical term which describes a set of values or numbers whose symmetric, unimodal, and asymptotic, and the mean, median, and mode are all equal.