A middle size company has recently decided to raise the salaries of all employees by 10%. Which of the following is (are) expected to be affected by this raise?

a. Mode and median only
b. Mean, median, and mode
c. Mean and median only
d. Mean and mode only

Respuesta :

Answer:

b. Mean, median, and mode

Step-by-step explanation:

Mean:

Sum of all salaries divided by the number of salaries.

Since all salaries will be increased by 10%, the mean will also be raised by 10%.

Median:

The 50th percentile, which is the salary that separates the upper 50% of the salaries from the lower 50th percnetile. Since all salaries will be increased by 10%, the median will also be raised by 10%.

Mode:

Most common salary, since all are raised by 10%, the mode also is increased by 10%.

Thus, the correct answer is given by option b.