DI: Campus Placement Salaries
XAT 2016 · QADI · Hard · Data Interpretation
Passage / data set
This graph depicts the last eight years' annual salaries (in Rs. lacs.) offered to student during campus placement. Every year 100 students go through placement process. However, at least one of them fails to get placed. The salaries of all unplaced students are marked zero and represented in the graph.
(Graph shows 4 salary quartiles and mean salary line across 2008 to 2015)
Question 1 of 4
In which year were a maximum number of students offered salaries between Rs. 20 to Rs.30 lacs(both inclusive)?
- A.
2008
- B.
2009
- C.
2010
- D.
2012
- E.
Cannot be determined
Question 2 of 4
Identify the years in which the annual median salary is higher by at least 60% than the average salary of the preceding year?
- A.
2009, 2010
- B.
2012, 2014
- C.
2009, 2010, 2012
- D.
2009, 2012, 2014
- E.
2009, 2010, 2012, 2014
Question 3 of 4
Identify the number of years in which the difference between the average salaries of the top 25% and the bottom 25% is more than Rs. 20 lacs:
- A.
0
- B.
1
- C.
2
- D.
3
- E.
None of the above options
Question 4 of 4
If the average salary is computed excluding students with no offers, in how many years will the new average salary be greater than the existing median salary? Refer the table below for number of students without offers.
| Years | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number without job offers | 9 | 5 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 2 |
- A.
3
- B.
4
- C.
5
- D.
6
- E.
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