Comparing Average Salaries of Teachers in Indiana and Ohio
Faculty Sponsor
Tiffany Kolba
College
Arts and Sciences
Discipline(s)
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Presentation Type
Poster Presentation
Symposium Date
Spring 5-4-2017
Abstract
The focus of this project is to compare average salaries of teachers in Indiana and Ohio. Data was obtained from information published in the Lafayette Journal and Courier, and the Dayton Business Journal for the 2013-2014 academic year. We computed the mean of the average salary by school district for Indiana and compared this to the corresponding mean for Ohio. We conducted a two-sample t test to determine if there is a statistically significant difference between the two means. We also discuss limitations of the data and the extent to which the results can be generalized for graduating education majors who are seeking jobs in Indiana or Ohio.
Recommended Citation
Lewandowski, Nicholas; Hire, Ashley; Wheeland, Teresa; and Russ, Vincent, "Comparing Average Salaries of Teachers in Indiana and Ohio" (2017). Symposium on Undergraduate Research and Creative Expression (SOURCE). 633.
https://scholar.valpo.edu/cus/633
Biographical Information about Author(s)
Nicholas Lewandowski, Ashley Hire, Teresa Wheeland, and Vincent Russ are a part of Valparaiso University’s MSEED program, where they are double majoring in mathematics and education. They are all freshman who share a common desire to learn more about how starting salaries of teachers compare between two Midwestern states.