SOLUTION: suppose the timing device used in the men 2013 world championship race failed to activate at the start of the race and instead began to record the times x seconds into the race. Ho

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Question 1118111: suppose the timing device used in the men 2013 world championship race failed to activate at the start of the race and instead began to record the times x seconds into the race. How would the competitors times would be affected. Would the x seconds be added to or subtracted from the times recorded? Would the median 1814.01 be affected?
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suppose the timing device used in the men 2013 world championship race failed to activate at the start of the race and instead began to record the times x seconds into the race.
How would the competitors times would be affected. Would the x seconds be added to or subtracted from the times recorded?
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Would the median 1814.01 be affected?
The median number would be x seconds short of the actual runners time
but it's position when the unadjusted times were listed would be correct.
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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