SOLUTION: why could it be misleding for the owner of a salon to boast to her friends that the mean salary at the salon is $76,400? Why could the boast be msleading?

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Question 567712: why could it be misleding for the owner of a salon to boast to her friends that the mean salary at the salon is $76,400?
Why could the boast be msleading?

Answer by richard1234(7193)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Perhaps that number is overestimated, or $76400 before federal/state taxes.
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