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Sample annual salaries​ (in thousands of​ dollars) for employees at a company are listed. 51  53  48  62  34  34  51  53  48  30  62  51  46 ​(a) Find the sample mean and sample standard deviation. ​(b) Each employee in the sample is given a ​$5000 raise. Find the sample mean and sample standard deviation for the revised data set. ​(c) Each employee in the sample takes a pay cut of ​$2000 from their original salary. Find the sample mean and the sample standard deviation for the revised data set. ​(d) What can you conclude from the results of​ (a), (b), and​ (c)?

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Mean increase or decrease (same quantity) according to the quantity of the increment or reduction

As all elements were equally affected the standard deviation will remain the same

Step-by-step explanation:

For the original set of salaries: ( In thousands of $ )

51, 53, 48, 62, 34, 34, 51, 53, 48, 30, 62, 51, 46

Mean = μ₀ = 47,92

Standard deviation  =  σ = 9,56

If we raise all salaries in the same amount  ( 5 000 $ ), the nw set becomes

56,58,53,67,39,39,56,58,53,35,67,56,51

Mean   =  μ₀´  = 52,92

Standard deviation  =  σ´ = 9,56

And if we reduce salaries in the same quantity ( 2000 $ ) the set is

49,51,46,60,32,32,49,51,46,28,60,49,44

Mean μ₀´´ = 45,92

Standard deviation  σ´´ = 9,56

What we observe

1.-The uniform increase of salaries, increase the mean in the same amount

2.-The uniform reduction of salaries, reduce the mean in the same quantity

3.-The standard deviation in all the sets remains the same.

We can describe the situation as a translation of the set along x-axis (salaries). If we normalized the three curves we will get a taller curve (in the first case) and a smaller one in the second, but the  data spread around the mean will be the same

Any uniform change in the data will directly affect the mean value

Uniform changes in values in data set will keep standard deviation constant

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