Asked by jayden
The owner of a small warehouse pays her employees each week. She pays her supervisor $2,000, an inventory manager $700, six stock boys $400 each, and four drivers $500 each. What measure of central tendency should be used to calculate a typical weekly wage?
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Median.
The wages (12 employees) sorted are 400,400,400,400,400,400,500,500,500,500,700,2000. The median is the average of the 6th and 7th values: (400+500)/2 = $450. The median is preferred because it is not distorted by the high supervisor salary.
The wages (12 employees) sorted are 400,400,400,400,400,400,500,500,500,500,700,2000. The median is the average of the 6th and 7th values: (400+500)/2 = $450. The median is preferred because it is not distorted by the high supervisor salary.
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