Question

On each trial of an experiment, a participant is presented with a constant soft noise, which is interrupted at some unpredictable time by a slightly louder sound. The time it takes for the participant to react to the louder sound is recorded. The following list contains the reaction times (in milliseconds) for trials of this experiment.

170, 206, 218, 232, 238, 248, 254, 264, 268, 281, 281, 281, 316, 320, 320, 329, 336, 365, 399, 400, 438, 438, 452, 524, 724, 806

1. measures of central tendency do not exist for this data set?
a. Mean
b. Median
c. Mode
d. None of these measures

2. Suppose that the measurement 806 (the largest measurement in the data set) were replaced by 1169. Which measures of central tendency would be affected by the change? Choose all that apply.

Answer 1

1.d. None of these measures (do not exist interpreted as all of these exist)

2.The mean is increased from 346.8 to 361.32

Explanation:

After calculations we find that all the measures of central tendency exist for this data. The mean , median and mode can be easily calculated .

The mean is 346.8

The mode is 281

The median is 316

Suppose that the measurement 806 (the largest measurement in the data set) were replaced by 1169. The mean would be affected by the change.

The mean is 361.32

The mode is 281

The median is 316

The mean is increased from 346.8 to 361.32