Question

Jamal found the mean hourly wage of employees at his company using the data in the table. In a report he stated, “The typical salary at the company is about $23.00 per hour.” How is this misleading?



$6.50

$6.50

$6.50

$6.50

$6.50

$6.50

$6.50

$7.50

$7.50

$7.50

$7.50

$7.50

$7.50

$7.50

$7.50

$60.00

$65.00

$75.00

$75.00

$75.00

A. The mean is not a good measure of the salaries because five employees have salaries far above the other fifteen employees’ salaries.
B. The mean of the data is not about $23.00.
C. Jamal should always use the highest wage.
D. His statement is not misleading

Answer 1

Examine the data table, which shows a list of employees at a company, how many years of higher education they have, and their current salary. Use this table to answer the question.
Assuming that the data for all employees follows the same pattern, which kind of relationship is there between years of higher education and current salary?
(1 point)
Responses

a clustered relationship

There is no relationship.


a negative correlation


a positive correlation

Answer 2

A. The mean is not a good measure of the salaries because five employees have salaries far above the other fifteen employees’ salaries.