The shape of the distribution is? a) symmertric  b) positively skewed c) negatively skewed  d)Asymptoic

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The shape of the distribution is?

a) symmertric 

b) positively skewed

c) negatively skewed 

d)Asymptoic 

A study is conducted in which 12 participants press a button when they hear the first dirty
word in a list of words. The time it takes them to press the button is recorded (their reaction
times, in msec). Here are the raw data (Note: this is data set was also in the Quiz on Ch 2):
Subject ID
Reaction Time (msec)
520
584
603
680
722
5
6.
7.
750
750
8
795
9.
10
11
12
804
823
830
840
Transcribed Image Text:A study is conducted in which 12 participants press a button when they hear the first dirty word in a list of words. The time it takes them to press the button is recorded (their reaction times, in msec). Here are the raw data (Note: this is data set was also in the Quiz on Ch 2): Subject ID Reaction Time (msec) 520 584 603 680 722 5 6. 7. 750 750 8 795 9. 10 11 12 804 823 830 840
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Given,

Total 12 participants

Reaction of time is recorded

Subject ID Reaction Time(msec)
1 520
2 584
3 603
4 680
5 722
6 750
7 750
8 795
9 804
10 823
11 830
12 840

 

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