Question 947708
the mean for marketing is 49554 with a standard deviation of 10954.
the mean for accounting is 48715 with a standard deviation of 14618.


marketeer makes 42000.
accountant makes 47000.


z-score for marketeer = (42000 - 49554) / 10954 = -.69


z-score for accountant = (47000 - 48715) / 14618 = -.12


the accountant has the higher z-score so the accountant is doing better relative to the universe he is in.


the higher z-score means that his salary is greater than a higher percentage of his peers than the marketeer.


the actual percentile for the marketeer is .25
the actual percentile for the accountant is .45


the marketeer is making more than 25% of his peers.
the accountant is making more than 45% of his peers.