Two large corporations, A and B, hire many new college graduates as accountants at entry-level positions....

 

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Two large corporations, A and B, hire many new college graduates as accountants at entry-level positions. In 2009 the starting salary for an entry-level accountant position was $36,000 a year at both corporations. At each corporation, data were collected from 30 employees who were hired in 2009 as entry-level accountants and were still employed at the corporation five years later. The yearly salaries of the 60 employees in 2014 are summarized in the boxplots below. Corporation A Corporation B $30 $40 $50 $60 $70 S80 Yearly Salary (thousands) a) Write a few sentences comparing the distribution of the yearly salaries at the two corporations. b) Suppose both corporations offered you a job for $36,000 a year as an entry-level accountant. i) Based on the boxplots, give one reason why you might choose to accept the job at corporation A. ii) Based on the boxplots, give one reason why you might choose to accept the job at corporation B. Two large corporations, A and B, hire many new college graduates as accountants at entry-level positions. In 2009 the starting salary for an entry-level accountant position was $36,000 a year at both corporations. At each corporation, data were collected from 30 employees who were hired in 2009 as entry-level accountants and were still employed at the corporation five years later. The yearly salaries of the 60 employees in 2014 are summarized in the boxplots below. Corporation A Corporation B $30 $40 $50 $60 $70 S80 Yearly Salary (thousands) a) Write a few sentences comparing the distribution of the yearly salaries at the two corporations. b) Suppose both corporations offered you a job for $36,000 a year as an entry-level accountant. i) Based on the boxplots, give one reason why you might choose to accept the job at corporation A. ii) Based on the boxplots, give one reason why you might choose to accept the job at corporation B.

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a Analysis of the diagram Particulars Salary Received Approximate Percentage A B 25 of employees 360... View the full answer