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To compare the centers of the state’s population
Answer to Problem 8PPS
North Carolina has a higher population, statically.
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
North Carolina’s population is 731, 228, 201, 270,404, 230.
Colorado’s populationis325, 416, 600, 144, 143,119.
Formula used:
Mean formula is,
Where, N is total number of items.
Calculation:
To compare the centers, calculate mean.
For North Carolina,
Substituting the values in the mean formula,
So,
On solving,
Hence, Mean population of North Carolina is 344.
For Colorado,
Substituting the value in the mean formula,
So,
On solving,
Mean population of Colorado is 291.16
On comparing the mean population of North Carolina and Colorado,
Mean population of North Carolina is greater than that of Colorado. Hence, on the basic of statisticNorth Carolina is more populated.
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