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Question 1048254: If someone wouldn't mind helping me with this problem I'd be very grateful!
The patient recovery time from a particular surgical
procedure is normally distributed with a mean of 5.3 days and a standard deviation of 2.1 days.
60. What is the median recovery time?
a. 2.7
b. 5.3
c. 7.4
d. 2.1
I appreciate any help!
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The patient recovery time from a particular surgical
procedure is normally distributed with a mean of 5.3 days and a standard deviation of 2.1 days.
60. What is the median recovery time?
a. 2.7
b. 5.3
c. 7.4
d. 2.1
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Note: Median is the middle value in a distribution
In a normal distribution the median is also the mean.
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Ans:: b. 5.3 days
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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