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Janette Salgado

Descriptive Statistics and Interpretation Example

Interpretation Phrases
Central Tendency: Hourly Wages
Mean = 10.408
Median = 10.33
Mode = 33
Dispersion:
Standard deviation = 1.553
Interquartile range (IQR) = 2.45
Range = 14.40
Confidence Interval: (data must be normal)
There is 95% confidence that the population average is between $8.00 and $14.40 units.
Normal or significantly skewed data:
MegaStat: Descriptive statistics Normal curve goodness of fit p-value

Normal, p-value > .05

Significantly Skewed, p-value < .05 is 0.0001
Central Tendency: Hours
Mean = 33.94
Median = 33
Mode = 33
Dispersion:
Standard deviation = 5.421
Interquartile range (IQR) = 7
Range = 45.8
Confidence Interval: (data must be normal)

There is 95% confidence that the population average is between 25.8 hours and 45.8 hours.
Normal or significantly skewed data:
MegaStat: Descriptive statistics Normal curve goodness of fit p-value

Normal, p-value > .05

Significantly Skewed, p-value < .05 is 0.0001
Histogram: Eyeball the histogram.

Normal data will have a symmetrical or slightly skewed shape.

Significantly Skewed shape will have extreme skewness
Use phrase combinations: Normally distributed: Mean and Standard Deviation, Not normally
distributed: Median and IQR
Descriptive Statistics
Hourly Wage
Central Tendency:
Dispersion:
Count:
Min/Max:
Confidence Interval:

Mean = 10.408
Standard deviation = 1.553
196
$8.00 to $14.00/ hr.
101 to 200 Normal Density

See the histogram in Appendix A, and descriptive statistics in Appendix B.

Hours
Central Tendency:
Dispersion:
Count:
Min/Max:
Confidence Interval:

Median = 33.94
Interquartile Range = 5.421
196
25.8 to 45.8 houra
Normal Density

Descriptive Statistics Interpretation

Descriptive Statistics on Hourly Wage

One Hundred and Ninety-Six employees were randomly selected, and their hourly wages
were reviewed. We can tell by the analysis that was done that some of these employees are not

satisfied with the wages that Walmart has provided to them. Which ranges anywhere from $8.00
to $14.40 for all hourly rate employees not including management.
Descriptive Statistics on Hour
From the One Hundred and Ninety-Six Employees evaluated employees had a range of
25.8 to 45.8 working hours. Depending if they were part time employees or full time. This was
only based on the employees working in the El Paso, TX Walmart. The mode of all employees
hours evaluated were basically for the employees that ranged on 33 hours the most.

Appendix A
Hourly Wages and Hours Histograms

Appendix B
Descriptive Statistics Hourly Wage and Hours
Descriptive Statistics
Hourly
Wage

Hours

Count

196

196

Mean

10.408

33.947

1.553

5.421

Minimum

$8.00

25.8

Maximum

$14.40

45.8

Confidence interval 95.% Lower

101

25

Confidence interval 95.% Upper

200

45

Half Width

10.25

16.5

1st Quartile

27.00

25

Median

10.33

33

3rd Quartile

40.00

32

2.45

15.415

33

Low Extremes

Low Outliers

High Outliers

High Extremes

0.0001

0.0001

0.75911616

0.75912

Sample Standard Deviation

Sample Variance

Range

Interquartile Range
Mode

Normal Curve GOF

P-Value
Chi-Square (DF=5)

20.125

20.125

Descriptive Statistics and Interpretation Example

QNT/561 Version 7

Appendix C
Descriptive Statistics

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