A Recent Study in the Restaurant Business Determined That the Mean

question 45

Multiple Choice

A recent study in the restaurant business determined that the mean tips for male waiters per hour of work are $6.78 with a standard deviation of $2.11. The mean tips per hour for female waiters are $7.86 with a standard deviation of $2.20. Based on this information, which of the following statements do we know to be true?

• A) The distribution of tips for both males and females is right-skewed.
• B) The variation in tips received by females is more variable than males.
• C) The median tips for females exceeds that of males.
• D) On a relative basis, males have more variation in tips per hour than do females.

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