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> My point was actually that the article and ones like this seem well research but don't match the reality Isn't it more that they match the reality, but the r
by ska 5y ago
> My point was actually that the article and ones like this seem well research but don't match the reality
Isn't it more that they match the reality, but the reality only for a relatively small section of a bimodal (or more) distribution?
- throwaway2016a 5y agoI have no data to back that up but I think you may be right. We always show salary as a normal distribution but maybe it is bimodal.
- thaumasiotes 5y ago> We always show salary as a normal distribution but maybe it is bimodal. Who are we? Which salaries? Starting salaries for lawyers are one of the most famous examples of a bimodal distribution you can find. Salaries across the country generally are less bimodal than that. But salaries shouldn't be modeled as a normal distribution in any event. They skew high very easily, and they can never skew low.
- throwaway2016a 5y agoSites like Salary.com mostly.
- loeg 5y agohttps://danluu.com/bimodal-compensation/ https://danluu.com/bimodal-compensation/ discusses this somewhat (2015 numbers).
- the_only_law 5y agoThis seems to be my experience with these sort of topics.