Mathematics · Data Interpretation

Which choice best describes data in the table that support the researchers' conclusion? Time Participants Spent Reading about Five London Museums Museum Name Ranking % of total time spent reading with ranking % of total time spent reading without ranking British Museum 1 36 18 National Gallery 2 21 20 Tate Modern 4 16 17 Victoria and Albert Museum 5 14 23 Natural History Museum 3 13 22 Researchers recently conducted an experiment to understand how we use rankings to make decisions. They created a fictitious travel website describing five museums in London. Then, they invited two groups of participants, who had never visited the museums, to review the site and select the museum they would be most likely to visit. Meanwhile, the researchers tracked the amount of time each participant spent reading about each museum. For one group, the website ranked each museum, titling the page 'The Top 5 Museums in London.' For the other group, the museums and their descriptions were not ranked. The researchers concluded that when reviewing ranked lists, we tend to focus on the top-ranked option.