You've been asked to determine if there's a meaningful difference in average salaries between Big Cities (cities with 500,000 or more inhabitants) and those with less. (Hint: a difference greater than 1 standard deviation is considered significant for the purpose of this analysis).

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You've been asked to determine if there's a meaningful difference in average salaries between Big Cities (cities with 500,000 or more inhabitants) and those with less. (Hint: a difference greater than 1 standard deviation is considered significant for the purpose of this analysis). 

 

Average Annual
City
Salary ($)
Population
57,738
Sarasota, FL
40,600
Lancaster, PA
59,420
42,150
Portland, ME
66,417
46,520
Greenville, SC
68,563
41,010
Fayetteville, AR
86,751
43,570
Hartford, CT
122,587
56,870
Worcester, MA
185,877
51,630
Boise, ID
228,790
42,180
Madison, WI
258,054
49,030
Cincinnati, OH
302,605
47,030
Tampa, FL
392,890
44,510
Atlanta, GA
Milwaukee, WI
498,044
49,430
592,025
48,170
Portland, OR
653,115
52,140
Washington, DC
Nashville, TN
684,498
65,910
692,587
44,700
Boston, MA
Denver, CO
694,583
62,070
716,492
54,450
Seattle, WA
744,955
59,060
Charlotte, NC
872,498
48,370
San Francisco, CA
883,305
66,900
Austin, TX
964,254
49,560
San Jose, CA
1,030,000
78,620
San Diego, CA
1,426,000
54,210
Houston, TX
2,326,000
51,830
Transcribed Image Text:Average Annual City Salary ($) Population 57,738 Sarasota, FL 40,600 Lancaster, PA 59,420 42,150 Portland, ME 66,417 46,520 Greenville, SC 68,563 41,010 Fayetteville, AR 86,751 43,570 Hartford, CT 122,587 56,870 Worcester, MA 185,877 51,630 Boise, ID 228,790 42,180 Madison, WI 258,054 49,030 Cincinnati, OH 302,605 47,030 Tampa, FL 392,890 44,510 Atlanta, GA Milwaukee, WI 498,044 49,430 592,025 48,170 Portland, OR 653,115 52,140 Washington, DC Nashville, TN 684,498 65,910 692,587 44,700 Boston, MA Denver, CO 694,583 62,070 716,492 54,450 Seattle, WA 744,955 59,060 Charlotte, NC 872,498 48,370 San Francisco, CA 883,305 66,900 Austin, TX 964,254 49,560 San Jose, CA 1,030,000 78,620 San Diego, CA 1,426,000 54,210 Houston, TX 2,326,000 51,830
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