The Basic Practice of Statistics 7th Edition

Published by W. H. Freeman
ISBN 10: 146414253X
ISBN 13: 978-1-46414-253-6

Chapter 2 - Describing Distributions with Numbers - Apply Your Knowledge - Page 49: 2.2

Answer

Mean with U.S.: 2,604.28 Mean without U.S.: 2,427.71 Difference (how much the mean increases with the U.S. counted): 176.57

Work Step by Step

Sum of all countries (with U.S): 91150 # countries: 35 $ 91150 / 35 = 2604.28 $ Sum of all countries (without U.S.): 82542 # countries (without U.S.): 34 $ 82542 / 34 = 2427.71 $ $2604.28 - 2427.71 = 176.57 $
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