Using the below data, compare the average salary in 1999-2000 by region to 2014-15 by region....

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Using the below data, compare the average salary in 1999-2000 byregion to 2014-15 by region. Which groups had statisticallysignificant increases? Decreases? Please use excel to solve andshow the steps.  

Average Salary by Region:

NortheastSouthMidwestWest
1999-0045,31239,42438,18838,604
2014-1565,55954,99852,66654,440

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We have,

Northeast South Midwest West
1999-00 45,312 39,424 38,188 38,604
2014-15 65,559 54,998 52,666 54,440

We can get the increase in salary by subtracting salary from 1999-00 from 2014-15 of each region

For ex. For Northeast, 65559 - 45312 = 20247 and so on. Thus, we get

Northeast South Midwest West
1999-00 45,312 39,424 38,188 38,604
2014-15 65,559 54,998 52,666 54,440
Change 20,247 15,574 14,478 15,836

To get the percentage increase divide the change by 1999-00 salary and multiply by 100

For ex. For Northeast, %change = 20247/45312 * 100 % = 44.68% and so on. Thus, we get

Northeast South Midwest West
1999-00 45,312 39,424 38,188 38,604
2014-15 65,559 54,998 52,666 54,440
Change 20,247 15,574 14,478 15,836
% Change 44.68353 39.5 37.9124 41.02

Northeast group has maximum increase in salary(44.68%) and Midwest has minimum increase in salary(37.91%)


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