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I 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.
by throwaway2016a 5y ago
I 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).