Find the mean and median for the following annual salaries (in thousands) for employees of the Widget Factory 38.5, 31.0, 29.8, 3.4, 40.1, 35.1, 30.8, 41.5, 12.6, 39.7, 28.4, 34.2, 38.6, 35.5, 187.4, 40.6, 39.7, 31.0, 29.8, 42.0 which is the most representative of the average annual salary? why?

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Beck

14 November, 16:54

Find the mean and median for the following annual salaries (in thousands) for employees of the Widget Factory 38.5, 31.0, 29.8, 3.4, 40.1, 35.1, 30.8, 41.5, 12.6, 39.7, 28.4, 34.2, 38.6, 35.5, 187.4, 40.6, 39.7, 31.0, 29.8, 42.0 which is the most representative of the average annual salary? why?

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Dixie Downs · Answer 1

Mean: add all of them and divide by 20 (for their are 20 numbers)

Median: put them all in order from smallest to greatest and the middle number is your answer (there are 2 becuz it is an even number)