Maria is applying for a summer job. Six employees doing the same work earn $8.00, $8.50, $9.00, $9.50, $10.00, and $23.50 per hour. In the interview, the boss tells Maria that the median of the hourly wages is $9.25. Is the boss’s statement misleading? Why or why not?
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To determine if the boss's statement about the median hourly wage is misleading, let's first understand what the median is. The median is a measure of central tendency that represents the middle value in a set of data when arranged in ascending or descending order.
Given the wages of the six employees: $8.00, $8.50, $9.00, $9.50, $10.00, and $23.50 per hour, let's arrange them in ascending order:
$8.00, $8.50, $9.00, $9.50, $10.00, $23.50
The median is the middle value, which in this case is $9.50.
Comparing this to the boss's statement that the median wage is $9.25, it is clear that the boss's statement is misleading. The actual median wage is $9.50, not $9.25.
Therefore, the boss's statement is not accurate and can be considered misleading. It is important to be aware of such discrepancies when evaluating information provided by others.