A researcher measures the number of times each of six rats has to run a maze before it masters the maze.The number of times recorded for each rat is 2,3,3,4,5,7.In this example,the ____.
A) mean is smaller than the median
B) median is larger than the mode
C) mean is larger than the range
D) mode is larger than the range

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The median of the data set is 3, which is larger than the mode of the data set, which is also 3. The mean of the data set is 4, which is not smaller than the median. The mode of the data set is not larger than the range, as the mode is 3 and the range is 5. Therefore, the best choice is B.

A Researcher Measures the Number of Times Each of Six