Objective: Numerically examine faculty salaries at 50 universities using the median, IQR, and related quantities. Determine whether these measures give a good numerical description of the distribution.
Problem Description: Faculty salary values were obtained at 50 universities by Ohio State researchers. The two variables used here are:
The following questions are part of a preliminary analysis using the Quantiles report of the Histogram/Normal Plot applet. The raw data values are weigthed averages of professors' salaries for selected universities.