Two employees claimed to work for the same company. One said that the mean salary at the company was $109,000. The other said that the median salary was $52,000. Which statement is true?

A.
They could not possibly work for the same company.

B.
If they did work for the same company, one of them must have received incorrect information.

C.
They could be correct because the mean can be affected by a few very high salaries whereas the median remains in the middle.

D.
They could be correct because the mean is always higher than the median.

Question

Two employees claimed to work for the same company. One said that the mean salary at the company was $109,000. The other said that the median salary was $52,000. Which statement is true?	
 
 A.
They could not possibly work for the same company.
 
 B.
If they did work for the same company, one of them must have received incorrect information.
 
 C.
They could be correct because the mean can be affected by a few very high salaries whereas the median remains in the middle.
 
 D.
They could be correct because the mean is always higher than the median.

anonymous · Answer

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