The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) collects data regarding occupational employ

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The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) collects data regarding occupational employment and wage estimates in the United States. The stem-and-leaf plot below represents the annual wage estimates, in thousands of dollars, for 15 select computer math occupations in May 2014 5 |2 10 1 4 110 3 Leaf Unit = $ 1 000 Identify all of the true statements regarding the given data. The modal class is 80 to 90 thousand dollars, with six occupations having salaries in that class. The median annual wage estimate was $83,000 per year for these 15 computer and math occupations. The annual wage of S113,000 was the largest wage estimate for computer and math occupations in May 2014 The shape of the distribution is skewed to the right The modal annual wage estimate was $84,000 per year for these 15 computer and math occupations.

Explanation / Answer

Modal class is 80 - 90 thousand dollars as this class has the highest frequency = 6 among all classes.

Total number of points = 15

So, 8th value will be the median.

i.e. Median = 84

True statements : i) , iii)

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