Statistics Canadas National Housing Survey shows that, in 2013, median individual income was $27,600, 10% of individuals

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Statistics Canada’s National Housing Survey shows that, in 2013, median individual income was $27,600, 10% of individuals made more than $80,400, and the top 1% got more than $191,100. Why does Statistics Canada report the median earnings instead of the mean or mode of the earnings? What would be the appropriate measure for the spread of this earnings distribution?

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Business Statistics

ISBN: 9780133899122

3rd Canadian Edition

Authors: Norean D. Sharpe, Richard D. De Veaux, Paul F. Velleman, David Wright

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