A newspaper surveys wages for workers in regional high-tech companies and reports an average of ($22) per

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A newspaper surveys wages for workers in regional high-tech companies and reports an average of \($22\) per hour. The workers at one large firm immediately request a pay raise, claiming that they work as hard as employees at other companies but their average wage is only \($19.\) The management rejects their request, telling them that they are overpaid because their average wage, in fact, is \($23.\) Can both sides be right? Explain.

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Statistical Reasoning For Everyday Life

ISBN: 9780321904645

4th International Edition

Authors: Jeffrey Bennett, William L. Briggs, Mario F. Triola

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