The ages of randomly selected employees at two companies are recorded. Their ages are as follows.
Company A: 34, 28, 36, 27, 45, 44, 30, 42, 41, 40, 50, 48, 52, 45, 39, 38
Company B: 29, 32, 48, 51, 49, 37, 33, 35, 36, 40, 45, 48, 43, 43, 44, 48
Which of the following statements is true?
1.The mean age of employees from Company A is higher than the mean age of employees from Company B.
2.The median age of employees from Company A is lower than the median age of employees from Company B.
3.The range of ages of employees from Company A is higher than the range of ages of employees from Company B.
a statements 2 and 3
b statements 1 and 3
c statements 1 and 2
d statements 1, 2, and 3
c statements 1 and 2 (The mean age of employees from Company A is 40.2 and from Company B is 40.1. The median age of employees from Company A is 40 and from Company B is 43.5. The range of ages of employees from Company A is 25 and from Company B is 19.)
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b statements 1 and 3 (The mean age of employees from Company A is 40.2 and from Company B is 40.1, which is very close. The range of ages of employees from Company A is 25 and from Company B is 19, indicating that the ages of employees from Company A vary more widely than those from Company B.)
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b statements 1 and 3 (The mean age of employees from Company A is 40.2 and from Company B is 40.1, which is very close. The range of ages of employees from Company A is 25 and from Company B is 19, indicating that the ages of employees from Company A vary more widely than those from Company B. The median age of employees from Company A is 40 and from Company B is 43.5.)
To answer this question, let's calculate the mean, median, and range for each company.
For Company A:
Mean age = (34 + 28 + 36 + 27 + 45 + 44 + 30 + 42 + 41 + 40 + 50 + 48 + 52 + 45 + 39 + 38) / 16 = 43.125
Median age = (38 + 39) / 2 = 38.5
Range of ages = 52 - 27 = 25
For Company B:
Mean age = (29 + 32 + 48 + 51 + 49 + 37 + 33 + 35 + 36 + 40 + 45 + 48 + 43 + 43 + 44 + 48) / 16 = 40.875
Median age = (40 + 43) / 2 = 41.5
Range of ages = 51 - 29 = 22
Based on the calculations:
1. The mean age of employees from Company A is higher than the mean age of employees from Company B.
2. The median age of employees from Company A is lower than the median age of employees from Company B.
3. The range of ages of employees from Company A is higher than the range of ages of employees from Company B.
Therefore, the correct answer is (d) statements 1, 2, and 3.
To determine which of the statements is true, we need to calculate the mean, median, and range for both Company A and Company B.
For Company A:
- Mean age: To find the mean (average) age, we add up all the ages and divide by the total number of employees. Adding up the ages gives us 34 + 28 + 36 + 27 + 45 + 44 + 30 + 42 + 41 + 40 + 50 + 48 + 52 + 45 + 39 + 38 = 636. There are 16 employees, so the mean age is 636 / 16 = 39.75.
- Median age: To find the median age, we need to arrange the ages in ascending order and find the middle value. Arranging the ages gives us: 27, 28, 30, 34, 36, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 44, 45, 45, 48, 50, 52. As there are 16 employees, the middle two values are 40 and 41. Therefore, the median age is (40 + 41) / 2 = 40.5.
- Range: To find the range, we subtract the smallest age from the largest age. The smallest age is 27 and the largest age is 52, so the range is 52 - 27 = 25.
For Company B:
- Mean age: Following the same calculations as before, for Company B, the mean age is 40.25.
- Median age: Arranging the ages in ascending order gives us: 29, 32, 33, 35, 36, 37, 40, 43, 43, 44, 45, 48, 48, 49, 51. With 16 employees, the middle two values are 40 and 43. Therefore, the median age is (40 + 43) / 2 = 41.5.
- Range: The smallest age is 29 and the largest age is 51, so the range is 51 - 29 = 22.
Now, let's evaluate the statements:
1. The mean age of employees from Company A is higher than the mean age of employees from Company B. This statement is false because the mean age of Company A is 39.75, which is lower than the mean age of Company B (40.25).
2. The median age of employees from Company A is lower than the median age of employees from Company B. This statement is false because the median age of Company A is 40.5, which is higher than the median age of Company B (41.5).
3. The range of ages of employees from Company A is higher than the range of ages of employees from Company B. This statement is true because the range of Company A is 25, which is higher than the range of Company B (22).
Therefore, the correct answer is (a) statements 2 and 3.