Reaction Times
1. **Problem Statement:** We have reaction times (in milliseconds) from 8 trials: 444, 444, 567, 309, 345, 309, 524, 741.
We need to find:
(a) The median
(b) The mean
(c) The number of modes and their values
2. **Step (a) Median:**
- Sort the data: 309, 309, 345, 444, 444, 524, 567, 741
- Since there are 8 data points (even number), median is the average of the 4th and 5th values.
- 4th value = 444, 5th value = 444
- Median = $$\frac{444 + 444}{2} = 444$$
3. **Step (b) Mean:**
- Sum all values: $$309 + 309 + 345 + 444 + 444 + 524 + 567 + 741 = 3683$$
- Number of values = 8
- Mean = $$\frac{3683}{8} = 460.375$$
- Rounded to one decimal place: 460.4
4. **Step (c) Mode:**
- Count frequency of each value:
- 309 appears 2 times
- 444 appears 2 times
- 345, 524, 567, 741 appear once each
- Since two values appear most frequently (2 times each), there are two modes: 309 and 444
**Final answers:**
- Median = 444
- Mean = 460.4
- Number of modes = two modes: 309 and 444