You are analyzing salaries for your organization and you are trying to determine which variables are explaining differences in salaries.  You are also wondering if there could possibly be any gender discrimination.  The following data have been collected on every employee in this large department in the organization.  The definitions of the variables are as follows:  Salary: the employees’ bi weekly salary in dollars; Service: the number of months the employee has been employed by the organization; Age: age of the employee in years; Gender: whether the employee is male or female; Job; whether the job is technical (tech) or clerical (cler). The data appear below. Salary Service Age  Gender   Job 1769    93     42       male     cler 1740  104     33       male      cler 1941  104     42       male     tech 2367  126     57       male     tech 2467    98     30       male     tech 1640    99     49       male   tech 1756    94     35       male     cler 1706    96     46       female tech 1767  124     56       female cler 1200    73     23       female tech 1706  110     67       female tech 1985    90     36       female tech 1555  104     53       female cler 1749    81     29       female  cler 2056  106     45       male     cler 1729  113     55       female  tech 2186  129     46       male     tech 1858    97     39       female tech 1819  101     43       male   tech 1350    91     35       male   tech 2030  100     40       male   cler 2550  123     59       male   cler 1544    88     30       female cler 1766  117     60       male   tech 1937  107     45       male   tech 2691  105     32       female tech 1623  86       33       female cler 1791  131     56       female tech 2001  95       30       male   tech 1874  98       47       male   cler 2400  100     50       male   tech 1700  80       44       female cler 2900  90       48       female tech 2000  68       51       male   cler 3100  75       44       female tech 1900  44       30       female cler 2200  39       35       male   cler 2350  40       50       female cler 3000  60       48       female tech 3450  90       62       male   tech 3300  75       59       female tech 2950  52       43       female tech 3150  68       52       male   tech 2450  35       42       male   cler 2150  47       39       female cler 3050  53       46       female tech 3150  70       55       male   tech 2700  45       42       female tech 2900  50       50       male   tech 2550  60       52       male   cler 1975  35       30       female cler 2200  40       28       female cler   Does there appear to be any gender discrimination? Using your best model, make a predictions for four employees, two male and two female, of different ages in different jobs.

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  1. You are analyzing salaries for your organization and you are trying to determine which variables are explaining differences in salaries.  You are also wondering if there could possibly be any gender discrimination.  The following data have been collected on every employee in this large department in the organization.  The definitions of the variables are as follows:  Salary: the employees’ bi weekly salary in dollars; Service: the number of months the employee has been employed by the organization; Age: age of the employee in years; Gender: whether the employee is male or female; Job; whether the job is technical (tech) or clerical (cler). The data appear below.

Salary Service Age  Gender   Job

1769    93     42       male     cler

1740  104     33       male      cler

1941  104     42       male     tech

2367  126     57       male     tech

2467    98     30       male     tech

1640    99     49       male   tech

1756    94     35       male     cler

1706    96     46       female tech

1767  124     56       female cler

1200    73     23       female tech

1706  110     67       female tech

1985    90     36       female tech

1555  104     53       female cler

1749    81     29       female  cler

2056  106     45       male     cler

1729  113     55       female  tech

2186  129     46       male     tech

1858    97     39       female tech

1819  101     43       male   tech

1350    91     35       male   tech

2030  100     40       male   cler

2550  123     59       male   cler

1544    88     30       female cler

1766  117     60       male   tech

1937  107     45       male   tech

2691  105     32       female tech

1623  86       33       female cler

1791  131     56       female tech

2001  95       30       male   tech

1874  98       47       male   cler

2400  100     50       male   tech

1700  80       44       female cler

2900  90       48       female tech

2000  68       51       male   cler

3100  75       44       female tech

1900  44       30       female cler

2200  39       35       male   cler

2350  40       50       female cler

3000  60       48       female tech

3450  90       62       male   tech

3300  75       59       female tech

2950  52       43       female tech

3150  68       52       male   tech

2450  35       42       male   cler

2150  47       39       female cler

3050  53       46       female tech

3150  70       55       male   tech

2700  45       42       female tech

2900  50       50       male   tech

2550  60       52       male   cler

1975  35       30       female cler

2200  40       28       female cler

 

  1. Does there appear to be any gender discrimination?
  2. Using your best model, make a predictions for four employees, two male and two female, of different ages in different jobs.
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