Question

Paddy has lots of cousins. With a family reunion in the near future, Paddy decides to collect income information for himself and all his cousins. He obtains the following data points: $52,000, $22,000, $92,000, $8,000, $118,000, $62,000, $38,000, $14,000, $132,000, $46,000, $26,000, $96,000, $54,000, $110,000, $80,000. The share of income received by the highest quintile of this income distribution is ______, which is _____ than that for the highest quintile of the U.S. income distribution in 2005.

Answer 1

Answer:

37.9%, lower

Explanation:

Paddy has lots of cousins. With a family reunion in the near future, Paddy decides to collect income information for himself and all his cousins. He obtains the following data points: $52,000, $22,000, $92,000, $8,000, $118,000, $62,000, $38,000, $14,000, $132,000, $46,000, $26,000, $96,000, $54,000, $110,000, $80,000. The share of income received by the highest quintile of this income distribution is 37.9%, which is lower than that for the highest quintile of the U.S. income distribution in 2005.