This task context was familiar to students since it provided interesting, realistic,
and meaningful data. The data were altered so that they were more manageable and
provided points of departure for addressing some key statistical concepts. For
example, the various central tendency measures were different, allowing students to
choose a representative measure to argue their case. It was arranged that the mean
salary (5000 IS) was above the real national averages (4350 IS—all employees,
4500 IS—printers only).