Question

The salaries of the employees at four companies are summarized below. Answer the questions about them.
Company A: The mean salary is and the range of salaries is .
Company B: The mean salary is and the range of salaries is .
Company C: The mean salary is and the range of salaries is .
Company D: The mean salary is and the range of salaries is .

(a) Based on the information above, which company's salaries have the most variability?

Company A

Company B

Company C

Company D
(b) Based on the information above, which company has the lowest salaries on average?

Company A

Company B

Company C

Company D

Answer 1

Answer:

(a) Company A

(b) Company D

Step-by-step explanation:

The range is the variability measurement.

a. The companies salaries have the most variability i.e. highest range. As it can be seen that the highest range is of Company A i.e. 59,000 so the same is to be considered

b. The lowest salaries on an average i.e. lowest mean is of company D i.e. 35,000 so the same is to be considered