MEMBER SUBMITTED PROJECT
Forrest H.
Topics Tenth Grade,
Psychology and Sociology
Terms and Concepts for Background Research
- All parts of the Nervous System
- The parts of the brain that relay information about the five senses
- Five senses
- Structure of the Eye
- Brain structure
- How the nervous system works
Research Questions
- What will the trends present, if any are present, that could help me present a strong relationship between age and the time it takes to complete the test?
- How can this relationship be described, and how can I make the data as accurate as possible.
- What would this say about the nervous system in males and females?
- How could the males and females respond differently and how could I explain this difference?
Experimental Procedure
- Log onto the computer.
- Go to www.explorerlearning.com and search for reverse the field. Click on Gizmo and let the page load.
- Click on begin test and use mouse to click on letters to type in specified word on screen.
- Record results for test A.
- Repeat steps 3 and 4 for test B, test C, and test D.
Results
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13 yr old Males
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Test A
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Test B
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Test C
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Test D
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Mean
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5.2
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15.6
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15.4
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11.5
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Median
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5.2
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15.6
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15.4
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11.5
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Mode
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#N/A
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#N/A
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#N/A
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#N/A
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Range
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1.7
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10.0
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8.0
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6.4
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Standard Deviation
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1.2
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7.8
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5.7
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4.5
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Quartile 1
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4.7
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12.9
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13.4
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9.9
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Quartile 3
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5.6
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18.4
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17.4
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13.1
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true x min
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4.3
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10.1
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11.4
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8.3
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true x max
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6.0
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21.1
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19.4
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14.7
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14 yr old males
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Test A
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Test B
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Test C
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Test D
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Mean
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7.1
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28.8
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29.5
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12.5
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Median
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7.1
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28.8
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29.5
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12.5
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Mode
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#N/A
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#N/A
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#N/A
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#N/A
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Range
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3.0
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18.9
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4.9
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1.0
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Standard Deviation
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2.1
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13.4
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2.2
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0.7
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Quartile 1
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6.4
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24.0
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28.7
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12.3
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Quartile 3
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7.9
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33.5
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30.2
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12.8
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true x min
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5.6
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19.3
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27.9
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12.0
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true x max
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8.6
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38.2
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31.0
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13.0
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15 yr old males
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Test A
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Test B
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Test C
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Test D
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|
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Mean
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27.1
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21.9
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16.9
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35.2
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Median
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27.1
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21.9
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16.9
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35.2
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Mode
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#N/A
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#N/A
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#N/A
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#N/A
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Range
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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Standard Deviation
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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Quartile 1
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27.1
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21.9
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16.9
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35.2
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Quartile 3
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27.1
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21.9
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16.9
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35.2
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true x min
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#N/A
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#N/A
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#N/A
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#N/A
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true x max
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#N/A
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#N/A
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#N/A
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#N/A
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16 yr old males
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Test A
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Test B
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Test C
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Test D
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Mean
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4.1
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13.2
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13.1
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8.2
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Median
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4.1
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13.2
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13.1
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8.2
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Mode
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#N/A
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#N/A
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#N/A
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#N/A
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Range
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0.4
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4.0
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4.5
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0.4
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Standard Deviation
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0.3
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2.8
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3.2
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0.3
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Quartile 1
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4.0
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12.2
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11.9
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8.1
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Quartile 3
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4.2
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14.2
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14.2
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8.3
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true x min
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3.9
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11.2
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7.1
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8.0
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true x max
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4.3
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15.2
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19.0
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8.4
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17 yr old Males
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Test A
(With outlier)
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Test B
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Test C
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Test D
|
Without Outlier (Test A) |
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Mean
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5.8
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28.8
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20.4
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39.9
|
11.5
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Median
|
5.9
|
29.7
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19.7
|
11.9
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11.5
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Mode
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#N/A
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#N/A
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#N/A
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#N/A
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#N/A
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Range
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4.2
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22.6
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6.1
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85.6
|
0.8
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Standard Deviation
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2.1
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11.3
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7.1
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49.2
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0.6
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Quartile 1
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4.8
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23.4
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16.7
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11.5
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11.3
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Quartile 3
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6.9
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34.7
|
23.8
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54.3
|
11.7
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true x min
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3.7
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6.5
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6.1
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11.0
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10.1
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true x max
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7.9
|
39.6
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27.8
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96.7
|
12.9
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13 yr old Females
|
Test A
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Test B
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Test C
|
Test D
|
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Mean
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4.4
|
13.9
|
19.6
|
13.5
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Median
|
4.4
|
13.9
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19.6
|
13.5
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Mode
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#N/A
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#N/A
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#N/A
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#N/A
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Range
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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Standard Deviation
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#N/A
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#N/A
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#N/A
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#N/A
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Quartile 1
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#N/A
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#N/A
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#N/A
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#N/A
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Quartile 3
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#N/A
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#N/A
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#N/A
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#N/A
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true x min
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#N/A
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#N/A
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#N/A
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#N/A
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true x max
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#N/A
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#N/A
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#N/A
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#N/A
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14 yr old Females |
Test A
|
Test B
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Test C
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Test D
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Mean |
5.9
|
22.8
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24.8
|
17.4
|
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Median
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5.4
|
20.9
|
25.7
|
14.9
|
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Mode
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#N/A
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#N/A
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#N/A
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#N/A
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Range
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3.6
|
18.3
|
13.9
|
18.9
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Standard Deviation |
1.4
|
8.5
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5.6
|
7.7
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Quartile 1 |
5.1
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16.1
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19.9
|
11.9
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Quartile 3 |
6.4
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30.2
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28.0
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22.7
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|
true x min |
4.7
|
14.1
|
18.5
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9.7
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true x max |
8.3
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33.5
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32.4
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28.7
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15 yr old Females |
Test A (with outlier) |
Test B |
Test C (With Outlier) |
Test D |
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Mean
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12.2
|
17.7
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53.7
|
18.9
|
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Median
|
12.2
|
17.7
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53.7
|
18.9
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Mode
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#N/A
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#N/A
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#N/A
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#N/A
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Range
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4.5
|
6.0
|
71.1
|
8.2
|
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Standard Deviation
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3.2
|
4.2
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50.8
|
5.8
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Quartile 1
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11.0
|
16.2
|
35.8
|
16.9
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Quartile 3
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13.3
|
19.2
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71.7
|
21.0
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true x min
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9.9
|
14.7
|
17.8
|
14.8
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true x max
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14.4
|
20.7
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89.6
|
23.0
|
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||||
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15 yr old Females
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Test A (Without Outlier)
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Test C (Without Outlier)
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||
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Mean
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9.9
|
17.8
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||
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Median
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9.9
|
17.8
|
||
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Mode
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#N/A
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#N/A
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||
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Range
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0.0
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0.0
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||
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Standard Deviation
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#N/A
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#N/A
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||
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Quartile 1
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#N/A
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#N/A
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||
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Quartile 3
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#N/A
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#N/A
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||
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true x min
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#N/A
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#N/A
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||
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true x max
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#N/A
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#N/A
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16 yr old Females
|
Test A
|
Test B
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Test C
|
Test D
|
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Mean
|
9.0
|
28.4
|
21.3
|
19.5
|
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Median
|
9.0
|
28.4
|
21.3
|
19.5
|
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Mode
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#N/A
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#N/A
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#N/A
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#N/A
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Range
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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Standard Deviation
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#N/A
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#N/A
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#N/A
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#N/A
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Quartile 1
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#N/A
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#N/A
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#N/A
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#N/A
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Quartile 3
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#N/A
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#N/A
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#N/A
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#N/A
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true x min
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#N/A
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#N/A
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#N/A
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#N/A
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true x max
|
#N/A
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#N/A
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#N/A
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#N/A
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