Take a peek behind the scenes of Hollywood. Imagine you are a studio executive planning a budget for a new movie. You want to hire actors with demonstrated box-office draw to help your movie be successful. How much should you budget for including a popular actor in your movie?
Choose Your Data:
| Actor Name | Total Earnings (in millions of dollars) |
|---|
| Tom Cruise | 75.0 |
| Leonardo DiCaprio | 37.0 |
| Adam Sandler | 37.0 |
| Dwayne Johnson | 36.0 |
| Kristen Stewart | 34.5 |
| Cameron Diaz | 34.0 |
| Ben Stiller | 33.0 |
| Sacha Baron Cohen | 30.0 |
| Johnny Depp | 30.0 |
| Will Smith | 30.0 |
| Mark Wahlberg | 27.0 |
| Taylor Lautner | 26.5 |
| Robert Pattinson | 26.5 |
| Sandra Bullock | 25.0 |
| Angelina Jolie | 20.0 |
| Charlize Theron | 18.0 |
| Julia Roberts | 16.0 |
| Sarah Jessica Parker | 15.0 |
| Meryl Streep | 12.0 |
| Kristen Wiig | 12.0 |
| Jennifer Aniston | 11.0 |
Do any of the actors’ earnings fall more than two standard deviations away from the median?
SOURCES: Actresses: ABC News, “Kristen Stewart Tops Forbes’ List of Hollywood’s Highest-Paid Actresses,” abcnews.go.com.
Actors: The Guardian, “Tom Cruise Is Highest Paid Actor in the World,” theguardian.com.
The data sets used in these examples were obtained from public domain and third-party sources, and are intended for educational purposes only. All facts and figures may become inaccurate, out-of-date, or subject to revision without notice.
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