Based on a sample of 47 females and 53 males and some data collected from different research and articles using different industries, occupations and salary range between men and women, and using central tendency measurements; the mean, median, and mode we can calculate and present some results. The mean was used to measure the location and show the central value of the data (wages) and the results indicated that women make $24,451 yearly and men make $36,492 yearly using all the industries researched combined.
The median was used to find the midpoint of the value after all the wages on the data have been ordered from the smallest to the largest, the results indicated that women make $21,716 and men $32,138. The mode was use as another measure of location to present the value of the wages that appeared most frequently. Since all the wages on the data are different a frequency distribution was performed to organize the data and find the most frequently wage, as a result we found that women are ranking at $9,200 to $17,200 per and men are ranking at $25,000 to $33,200. See appendix A, B and C below.
Appendix A (by industry)
Appendix B
Appendix C (by wage range)
Which of the three measures of central tendency is the most representative? It depends on the each individual question of the survey. For example, the mean best describe the overall problem which is the question “if women are making less money than men”, putting together all industries and wages together on the data set the mean gives us the best answer, however, in case of the question “if women make less than men even performing the same job” the median also gives us a good answer using the data set by industry, In a rage from $41,200 - $57,200 in manufacturing for example, 3 men and zero women over 100 are making that amount. Within the construction industry 2 men and zero women over a sample of 100 are making that amount.
Within other industries 6 men and 1 female over a sample of 100 are making that amount, therefore, yes men make more than women even if there are performing the same job based on the data set. If we use the mode as a central tendency measurement it will also show that men are making more than women overall. The most occurring value in the distribution shows that women are in a rage of $9,200 to $17,200 with 15 females out of 47 while males are in a rage of $25,200 to $33,200 with 13 male out of 53. Using the mode as a measurement we found that women tent to concentrate is specifics occupations such as clerical while males prefer service and other occupations.
The research findings answered the problem statement and questions. The general public thinks that women are getting paid equal salaries and that it is just ignorance to think that women are still being penalized because of their gender. People have many different points of views regarding the subject and it creates tension among men and women in the workforce. This research based on the data set and the sample of the population used shows that in fact women are making less than men; however, there is also a preference in occupations and industries between men and women that the general public should take in consideration before get into any assumption.
