Each year, Forbes publishes its Executive Compensation Scoreboard. For the 2011 scoreboard, data were collected for chief

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Each year, Forbes publishes its Executive Compensation Scoreboard. For the 2011 scoreboard, data were collected for chief executive officers at the 500 largest U.S. companies and the following variables were measured for each CEO:
(1) The industry type of the CEO's company (e.g., banking, retailing, etc.),
(2) The CEO's total compensation ($ millions) for the year,
(3) The CEO's total compensation ($ millions) over the previous 5 years,
(4) The number of company stock shares (millions) held,
(5) The CEO's age (years), and
(6) The CEO's efficiency rating.
a. Are the data for the 500 CEOs in the 2011 Executive Compensation Scoreboard a population or sample? Explain.
b. Identify the type (quantitative or qualitative) of each variable measured.
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Statistics For Business And Economics

ISBN: 9780321826237

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Authors: James T. McClave, P. George Benson, Terry T Sincich

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