Math 3118, section 1
Fall 2002
Homework due Monday, December 2
- Exercises from section 11.2
- Exercise 11.2.7
- Exercise 11.2.8
- Supplementary problem (substitute for 11.2.14):
In the XYZ corporation, the salaries are as follows:
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100 people earn $20,000 per year
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20 people earn $40,000 per year
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2 people earn $100,000 per year
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1 person earns $300,000 per year
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Determine the mean salary and the median salary
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Which of these two central measures is more representative of the "typical
worker's" salary?
- Please comment on the reasons for your choice.
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