Question

According to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Current Population Survey, the mean and median 2014 income of people aged 25 – 34 years who had a bachelor’s degree but no higher degree were $ 44,167 and $ 51,754. Which of these numbers is mean and which is the median? Explain. A. The median is $51,754 and the mean is $44,167. This is because economic variables which pulls the median above the mean. B. The mean is $51,754 and the median is $44,167. This is because economic variables are usually skewed to the right, which pulls the mean above the median. C. The median is $51,754 and the mean is $44,167. This is because economic variables are usually skewed to the right, which pulls the median above the mean. D. The mean is $51,754 and the median is $44,167. This is because economic variables are are usually skewed to the left, usually skewed to the left, which pulls the mean above the median.

Answer 1

Answer:

B. The mean is $51,754 and the median is $44,167. This is because economic variables are usually skewed to the right, which pulls the mean above the median.

Explanation:

The mean income of $51,754 obtained from the 2014 income of people aged 25 - 34 years with only a bachelor's degree is the average incomes.  It is obtained by adding all the incomes in the data set and then dividing by the number of values in the set. The median of $44,167 is the middle value when this data set is ordered from least to greatest while the mode is the number that occurs most often in the data set.