Median

multidimensional nature of diversity. In the above graphs, the median hourly wages of both men and women of various races are compared to that of white males. As seen in the data on the left-hand graph, Asian males earn 117% as much as white males whereas Black males earn 73%, and Hispanic males earn 69% respectively. These statistics show the wage disparities between males of different races. The right-hand portion of this graph shows the median hourly wages of women of various races…

1. (a) I would observe the rent of all tenants in 4 areas and then compare the results. (b) I would use the mean value to determine the average amount of rent in all areas. (c) The mean values are: Area A: μ=1005.5; Area B: μ=887.0; Area C: μ=881.0; Area D: μ=945.5. 2. (a) I would use the column chart because we are comparing continuous data. (b) Average Monthly Rent (c) It appears that the monthly rent in Area A is higher than the…

outliers. Exercise 8.3 A. I think the mean is likely to be less than the median. I think this because the data is skewed towards a lower sale price, bringing the mean lower than the median. B. i. I think it would be best to use a mean to represent tax revenues. Using a median would result in your data being skewed towards the higher sale price for property tax. ii. I think median would be better to describe your community. Median would be more relevant because it would do a better job of…

unconstrained. The researched contained six theories: the floor median theory, in which the Court adhered to the median of Congress’ floor as the House and Senate medians were pivotal to their decisions; the committee gatekeeping model, in which committees control which legislation reaches the Congress floor; majority party (gatekeeping/median) models, in which majority party medians are more influential than the entirety of Congress’ medians or committees; and the veto-filibuster model, in…

Some of the similarities that I saw in the data are: 1. An increase in temperatures began in January and ended in July. After July, the temperatures decreased. 2. With the data I worked with, I noticed that the median tends to be around 50 to 60 degrees. 3. Once the data hits a certain point, like a max, the data values decreased. I was able to find the first similarity and the third similarity when I looked at the line graphs. Looking at the line graphs, I was able to see where the data…

around 205,000 people, and the median home list price is $235,000. According to RealtyTrac, there are currently 243 homes for sale and 154 homes have sold in recent weeks, and there is strong real estate investment activity in the county. Wasatch County, Utah is fifth on the list with a population growth rate of 4.67%. Wasatch County is located southeast of Salt Lake City and east of Provo. The population of Wasatch County is around 30,500 people, and the median home list price is $399,000. …

When examining poverty based on income it is easy to generalize that most times the lower the income the higher the chances of poverty, but this is not always true. The United States had a median income $53,657 in 2014 (“SAIPE United States”). The lowest median income for any state was Mississippi at $39,738 in 2014, also in 2014 Mississippi had the highest poverty rate (“SAIPE Mississippi”). These initial numbers seem to show an exact correlation between income and poverty…

Newly elected member of Congress replace more moderate members of Congress, yet, members who serve over decades slowly move more toward an ideological pole and away from the median (Theriault 2008), and schedule procedural votes to discredit position the opposition party (Jessee and Theriault 2010). This could be due, in part, to institutional rules change to promote majoritarian party control and party discipline in Congress…

interpersonal skills, attention to detail, and physical stamina. To become a dental hygienist, it requires graduation from an accredited dental hygiene school with either a certificate. Associate degree, bachelor’s degree, or a master’s degree. The median annual salary of dental hygienist is $72,910, and part time earn about $35 hourly. This occupation employment is projected to grow faster by the year 2024. 2. Retail Supervisor a. Retail supervision often start as an associate and progresses up…

had finished using the probe and the spring scale, we had seen that the median of Experiment A was 1.6 N. We then did Experiment B, which was to measure sliding friction of the block by pulling the wide, smooth side of the block against the table. This time, we had to just pull the block until a certain point, and then we would take the data. After doing this five times with the probe and spring scale, we could see that the median of the data was 2.0 N on the spring scale and 1.8 N on the probe.…