SOLS CEO Salary Survey Report 2003
Appendix 2
Definitions of Terms Used in the Salary Survey Report
(March 2003)
Average – the arithmetic mean, the numerical result
obtained by dividing the sum of two or more responses by the number of
those responses.
Highest Maximum Salary – the response with the
highest maximum salary in the size group.
Lowest Maximum Salary – the response with the lowest
maximum salary in the size group.
Median – the middle number in an odd numbered series
arranged in order of size, the response with 50% below and 50% above it.
Respondents – the number of responding libraries in
each size group. |