1.26 Post-secondary Education Pays Off Big- Especially for Albertans Post-secondary education is one of the best investments you can make, especially if you're living in Alberta, according to a recent inter- provincial comparison of graduate salaries conducted by Alberta Learning. The average Alberta university graduate with a bachelor's degree can expect to earn more than $46,000 a year-the second highest gross salary after Ontario. When taxes and cost of living are taken into consideration, the salary of a university bachelor's graduate living in Alberta is the highest in Canada at just under $34,000, followed by Ontario at $32,000 and Saskatchewan at just under $31,000. The average annual incomes for five different categories are shown in the table:

a. What graphical methods could you use to describe the data?

b. Select the method from part a that you think best describes the data.

c. How would you summarize the information that you see in the graph regarding educational levels and salary?

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Educational Level Average Annual Income ($) High-school graduates 30,072 Certificate and diploma graduates 38.952 Bachelor degree graduates 46,565 Masters degree and earned doctorate graduates 56,974 All labour force survey categories 35,440