One of the measures of the effectiveness of a stimulus is how much the viewers pulse rate increases on exposure to it. in testing a lively music theme for its television commercials, an advertising agency shows ads with the new music to 25 viewers and their mean pulse rate is 20.5 beats per minute while the mean pulse rate per minute for a comparable sample of 25 viewers seeing the same ads with the old music was 16.9 beats per minute. is the new music theme better?

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correct me if i am wrong.

answer: c, the green line

step-by-step explanation:

there is no black line, eliminate b.

simple interest implies periodic payments, but the red line shows no payments, eliminate d.

simple interest has equal payments. if paid say every day, the graph is about a straight line (actually a stairstep).

the yellow line is not straight, eliminate a.

check: the green line is straight, answer is c.

simple interest with positive interest rate gives a straight line sloping up to the right. green line:

g(t) = $100 + ($200-$100) ÷ (20 years) × (t years)

= $100 + (4%/year) × ($100)(t years)

incidentally, the yellow line curving upward represents continuously compounded interest

y = $100 × 2^(t years / (14 assuming the yellow line hits $200 at 14 years. 2^0 is 1, so y(0) = $100; 2^(14/14) is 2, so y(14) = $200.