Suppose a female bank employee believes that her salary is low as a result of sex discrimination. To substantiate her belief, she collects information on the salaries of her male counterparts in the banking business. She finds that their salaries have a mean of $54,000 and a standard deviation of $2000. Her salary is $47,000.
a. How will you verify whether this particular bank employee's claim is valid i.e. state the method you would use to verify the claim.
b. Perform relevant calculations to verify whether her claim of sex discrimination is valid.