Finding Statistics

Sometimes people use statistics incorrectly.

But sometimes it is hard even to find the statistics!

Do you know Walmart?

Photo by galaygobi



Walmart is a huge multinational company that operates large discount department stores.

Walmart is famous for it`s low prices.

Photo by Walmart Stores


However, many people don`t like Walmart.

They complain that Walmart pays it`s workers too little.

Many people who work at Walmart are still poor!

  Photo by Brave New Films


I want to find out how much Walmart pays a new unskilled worker.

I searched on Yahoo.com



Here are some quotes from many websites.



http://www.buzzle.com/articles/walmart-employee-average-salary.html

"On an hourly basis, the average salary of Walmart employees is around $11.75."

This sounds good but the website sounded biased in favor of Walmart.


http://www.payscale.com/research/US/Employer=Wal-Mart_Stores%2c_Inc/Hourly_Rate

"Cashier: Hourly Rate: $7.32 - $10.20"



http://www.careerleak.com/salaries/walmart/cashier/


This website gets it`s information from anonymous sources.

I can`t be sure if this is true or not.



http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080104140335AAysNZx


"What's the average starting pay for a Walmart employee?
I am just looking for a part time job to earn a little extra money.




Wal-Mart pays an average hourly wage of $8.23 an hour, according to independent expert statistical analysis, which falls below basic living wage standards and even below poverty lines.
Wal-Mart claims an hourly wage of $9.68 an hour is its national average, though that still equals poverty levels for workers. Since “full time” at Wal-Mart is 34 hours a week according to company policy, full-time workers make a mere $17,114.24 a year—below the federal poverty level for a family of four.
The most common Wal-Mart jobs earn less.
A sales associate--the most common job classification--earns on average $8.23 per hour ($13,861 annually)
A cashier—the second most common job—earns about $7.92 per hour ($11,948 annually)
Sales associates and cashiers combined account for more than a third of all Wal-Mart jobs.
Source(s):
http://www.ufcw.org/press_room/fact_sheets_and_backgrounder/walmart/wages.cfm"







This last page looked very good because the person added the source of the information.

However when I clicked on the link I only saw this.

PAGE NOT FOUND!!!!


Finally, I thought, "Why not just go to Walmart`s home page!"

I went to http://walmartstores.com/ 

But I still couldn`t find  how much Walmart pays a new unskilled worker!

I could only find these 2 videos about how wonderful Walmart is!






How much does Walmart pay?

I can`t find out.

Sometimes the most effective way to deceive using statistics is to keep the statistic a secret.