8. measuring income inequality every year, the u. s. census bureau conducts an income survey of about 60,000 american families that are carefully selected to represent the whole population. the data collected are used to measure income inequality. which of the following is a reason that census data may overstate income inequality? census data count all cash and noncash transfers as income. in-kind transfers, such as food stamps, medicaid, and housing assistance, are not counted as income. census figures record after-tax rather than before-tax income.

Ajewelry direct sales company pays its consultants based on recruiting new members. question 1 options: the company is running a pyramid scheme, which is illegal. the company is running a pyramid scheme, which is legal. the company has implemented a legal and ethical plan for growth. the company uses this method of compensation to reduce the fee for the product sample kit.

The wall street journal reported that walmart stores inc. is planning to lay off 2,300 employees at its sam's club warehouse unit. approximately half of the layoffs will be hourly employees (the wall street journal, january 25-26, 2014). suppose the following data represent the percentage of hourly employees laid off for 15 sam's club stores. 55 56 44 43 44 56 60 62 57 45 36 38 50 69 65 (a) compute the mean and median percentage of hourly employees being laid off at these stores. (b) compute the first and third quartiles. (c) compute the range and interquartile range. (d) compute the variance and standard deviation. (e) do the data contain any outliers? (f) based on the sample data, does it appear that walmart is meeting its goal for reducing the number of hourly employees?

Identify at least 3 body language messages that project a positive attitude