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A college graduate is told
that the average salary in his field of choice is over
$40,000.
He asked to see the data
which would back up this statement. He was given the
following five salaries from a local company:
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Employee A: $27,000
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Employee B: $30,000
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Employee C: $28,000
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Employee D: $98,000
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Employee E: $27,500
Calculate the mean, median,
mode and range of these salaries.
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Mean:
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Median:
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Mode:
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Range:
He then found out that
Employee D is a manager! Find the mean, median mode
and range now without the manager's salary.
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Mean:
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Median:
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Mode:
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Range:
Was this statement true or
false?
True
False
Why? |