F
Beginning this year, gen-
igur
der information was requested.
e
1
While tables such as 1 and 2
c
our
are possible, including the small
t
esy
counts of female faculty mem-
of
Hal
bers within each category would
S
make them of limited value. (For
t
er
n
most categories, only the median
would be reported.) As an alter-
native, Figure 1 shows the impact
of women’s salaries on the overall
results. For assistant professors,
associate professors, and full pro-
fessors (in the obvious order) in
statistics departments, the graph
shows fitted (lowess) curves of
salaries by years in rank. This is
Figure 1. Fitted (lowess) curves of salaries by years in rank
show the impact of women’s salaries on the overall results.
Table 3—Quartiles for Deviations of Female Faculty salaries from Fitted Curves for Male Faculty salaries
Institution
Type
Title Years in Rank Count 1st Quartile Median 3rd Quartile
Statistics Assistant
Department Professor
0 to 2 17 $ - 300 $ 4,700 $ 7,000
3 to 6 40 $ - 5,400 $ - 1,650 $ 500
Associate
Professor
0 to 6 33 $ - 5,600 $ 300 $ 6,000
7 or more 13 $ - 7,900 $ 7,700 $ 20,200
Professor 0 to 15 19 $ - 4,000 $ 7,000 $ 19,500
16 or more 10 $ - 4,000 $ 11,000 $ 21,000
done for all data for which gen- based on 319 data points, while
Table 3 shows the quartiles of
der was provided, as well as for the related curve for men is based
the deviations of female faculty
men’s salaries only. (While curves on 290 data points. Similarly,
salaries from the fitted curves for
could be fit for women, the lim- for associate professors, the two
male faculty salaries. The breaks
ited amount of data makes these curves are based on 140 and 94
in years in rank were chosen so
curves less reliable.) To help in data points, and for assistant pro-
the cell sizes were not too small,
interpreting the curves, the com- fessors, they are based on 166
but would still allow the differ-
bined curve for full professors is and 109 data points.
ences to be identified. n
16 AmstAt News December 2009
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