Descriptive Statistics

Competency
Examine basic descriptive statistics, and demonstrate results using

calculated values and statistical charts.

Instructions
Scenario (information repeated for deliverable 01, 03,

and 04)

A major client of your company is interested in the salary distributions of

jobs in the state of Minnesota that range from $30,000 to $200,000 per

year. As a Business Analyst, your boss asks you to research and

analyze the salary distributions. You are given a spreadsheet 

that contains the following information:

 A listing of the jobs by title

 The salary (in dollars) for each job

The client needs the preliminary findings by the end of the day, and your
boss asks you to first compute some basic statistics.

Background information on the Data

The data set in the spreadsheet consists of 364 records that you will be

analyzing from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The data set contains a

listing of several jobs titles with yearly salaries ranging from

approximately $30,000 to $200,000 for the state of Minnesota.

What to Submit
Your boss wants you to submit the spreadsheet with the completed

calculations, answers, and analysis

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