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Chapter 3, Problem 53E(choose chapter or problem)
Problem 53E
The Canadian government wants to know the relative age of its workforce. As the baby boom generation becomes older, the government is concerned about the availability of younger qualified workers. To become more informed, the government surveyed many industries regarding employee ages. The mean and median age for two industries, communication and retail trade, for six different job types are listed in the following table.
|
Communication and Other Utilities |
Retail Trade and Consumer Services |
||
|
Mean |
Median |
Mean |
Median |
Managers |
42.6 |
43 |
38.6 |
38 |
Professionals |
40.8 |
40 |
40.0 |
39 |
Technical/Trades |
41.4 |
42 |
37.1 |
37 |
Marketing/Sales |
NA |
NA |
33.7 |
31 |
Clerical/Administrative |
40.8 |
41 |
38.0 |
38 |
Production Workers |
37.2 |
40 |
32.0 |
24 |
Comment on the distribution of age. Which industry appears to have older workers? Younger workers? In each industry, which job types show the greatest difference between mean and median age?
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QUESTION:
Problem 53E
The Canadian government wants to know the relative age of its workforce. As the baby boom generation becomes older, the government is concerned about the availability of younger qualified workers. To become more informed, the government surveyed many industries regarding employee ages. The mean and median age for two industries, communication and retail trade, for six different job types are listed in the following table.
|
Communication and Other Utilities |
Retail Trade and Consumer Services |
||
|
Mean |
Median |
Mean |
Median |
Managers |
42.6 |
43 |
38.6 |
38 |
Professionals |
40.8 |
40 |
40.0 |
39 |
Technical/Trades |
41.4 |
42 |
37.1 |
37 |
Marketing/Sales |
NA |
NA |
33.7 |
31 |
Clerical/Administrative |
40.8 |
41 |
38.0 |
38 |
Production Workers |
37.2 |
40 |
32.0 |
24 |
Comment on the distribution of age. Which industry appears to have older workers? Younger workers? In each industry, which job types show the greatest difference between mean and median age?
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