Employee Salary Information  Employee  Annual Salary   I M Handy (foreman) $30,000  Ilene Over  $15,000 Mona Lott $15,000 Isa Slobb $15,000 Ivan Attitude  $10,000  Harry Chester  $10,000 Iva Bigmouthe $10,000 Jerry Atrick $10,000 R D Finy (owner) $950,000 1.     What is the mean salary of the workers at the Pie Factory?       What is the modal salary of the workers at the Pie Factory    What is the median salary of the workers at the Pie Factory? 2.     How would you describe this data (skewed right, skewed left, or bell shaped)?  What is causing the skew, if anything? 3.     Which measure of center (mean, median, or mode) best summarizes the average salary of the workers at the Pie Factory?  Defend you answer by telling why you think the measure you picked is the best average for the salaries of the workers at the Pie Factory.

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Employee Salary Information

 Employee

 Annual Salary 

 I M Handy (foreman)

$30,000

 Ilene Over 

$15,000

Mona Lott

$15,000

Isa Slobb

$15,000

Ivan Attitude 

$10,000

 Harry Chester 

$10,000

Iva Bigmouthe

$10,000

Jerry Atrick

$10,000

R D Finy (owner)

$950,000

1.     What is the mean salary of the workers at the Pie Factory?

      What is the modal salary of the workers at the Pie Factory

   What is the median salary of the workers at the Pie Factory?

2.     How would you describe this data (skewed right, skewed left, or bell shaped)?  What is causing the skew, if anything?

3.     Which measure of center (mean, median, or mode) best summarizes the average salary of the workers at the Pie Factory?  Defend you answer by telling why you think the measure you picked is the best average for the salaries of the workers at the Pie Factory.

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