The patient recovery time from a particular surgical procedu
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.
What is the median recovery time?
a. 2.7
b. 5.3
c. 7.4
d. 2.1
Solution
For normal distribution, mean = median = mode. Therefore, Median = mean = 5.3. The correct option is b.
