The issues surrounding the levels and structure of executive compensation have gained added prominence in the wake of the financial crisis that erupted in the fall of 2008. Based on the 2006 compensation data obtained from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) website, it was determined that the mean and the standard deviation of compensation for the 591 highest paid CEOs in publicly traded U.S. companies are $12.20 million and $11.56 million, respectively. An analyst randomly chooses 38 CEO compensations for 2006. [You may find it useful to reference the z table.]