Descriptive Statistics
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Refer to the CIA data, which reports demographic and economic information on 46 countries.
a. Select the variable Life Expectancy
1. Find the mean, median and the standard deviation
2. Writer a brief summary of the distribution of life expectancy.
Life Expectancy
Luxenbourgh - 77.3
Mexico 71.76
Netherlands 78.43
New Zealand 77.99
Nigeria 51.07
Norway 78.79
Poland 73.42
Portuga75.94
Qatar 72.62
Russia 67.34
Saudi Arabia 68.09
South Africa 48.09
South Korea 74.65
Spain 78.93
Sweden 79.71
Switzerland 79.73
Turkey 71.24
United Arab Emirates 74.29
United Kingdom 77.82
United States 77.26
Venezuela 73.31
b. Select the variable GDP/cap
1. Find the mean, median and the standard deviation.
2. Writer a brief summary of the distribution of life expectancy.
Algeria 5.5
Argentina 12.9
Australia 23.2
Austria 25
Belgium 25.3
Brazil 6.5
Canada 24.8
China 3.6
Czech Republic 12.9
Denmark 25.5
Finland 22.9
France 24.4
Germany 23.4
Greece 17.2
Hungary 11.2
Iceland 24.8
India 2.2
Indonesia 2.9
Iran 6.3
Iraq 2.5
Ireland 21.6
Italy 22.1
Japan 24.9
Kuwait 15
Libya 8.9
Luxembourg 36.4
Mexico 9.1
Netherlands 24.4
New Zealand 17.7
Nigeria 0.95
Norway 27.7
Poland 8.5
Portugal 15.8
Qatar 20.3
Russia 7.7
Saudi Arabia 10.5
South Africa 8.5
South Korea 16.1
Spain 18
Sweden 22.2
Switzerland 28.6
Turkey 6.8
United Arab Emirates 22.8
United Kingdom 22.8
United States 36.2
Venezuela 6.2
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