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Unit 5C Worksheet 3 Measures of Central Tendency
Unit 5C Worksheet 3 Measures of Central Tendency
Unit 5C Worksheet 3 Measures of Central Tendency
3) Life Expectancy
Country Years Country Years Country Years Country Years Country Years
Sweden 83 El Salvador 74.6 The Bahamas 76.5 São Tomé and Príncipe 72 Micronesia 70
Russia 70.5 Bulgaria 74.5 Panama 77.8 Ghana 66 Honduras 74
Myanmar 68 Turkmenistan 66.5 Portugal 80 Suriname 74.5 Kazakhstan 68
The following is a list of the positions and salaries at High Tech Widget:
President of High Tech Widget: $200,000 Office employees (10 total): $42,500 each
VP of Marketing: $120,000 Salespersons (16 total): $36,600 each
VP of Sales: $150,000 Warehouse staff (7 total): $28,000 each
VP of Finance: $140,000 Computer Analysts (4 total): $68,900 each
5) Calculate the mean and median to verify the claims of the management and Union at High Tech Widget.
Who is correct? (hint – when listing the data, it might be useful to list in terms of 1000s; for example – 120
= 120,000; 42.5 = 42,500 etc.)
6) Calculate Q1, Q3, and the IQR. How many employees are above the third quartile in earnings?