Referring to the hourly wage data given in Problem 15, calculate the deviations (from the mean) for each of the seven employees. What do these deviations indicate about the wages earned by the employees?

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Hourly wage: 18, 16, 20, 12, 14, 12, 10
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7
14.57
X
X
N
= = =
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Deviation
18; deviation 18 14.57 3.43
16; deviation 16 14.57 1.43
20; deviation 20 14.57 5.43
12; deviation 12 14.57 2.57
14; deviation 14 14.57 .57
12; deviation 12 14.57 2.57
10; d
X X
X X X X X X X
eviation 10 14.57 4.57 = ? = ?
These deviations indicate that the wage levels are separated by approximately
equal intervals.

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