3.24: The data in the accompanying table are from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (data.oecd.org/eduatt/population-with-tertiary-education.htm, retrieved February 18, 2018). Entries in the table are the percentage of 25- to 34-year-old people who have completed a 4-year college degree for 27 countries in 2016.   Country Percentage of people age 25 to 34 with 4-year degree Country Percentage of people age 25 to 34 with 4-year degree Australia 49.3 Italy 25.6 Austria 39.7 Japan 60.1 Canada 60.6 Mexico 21.8 Colombia 28.1 New Zealand 43.4 Costa Rica 28.9 Norway 48.6 Czech Republic 32.6 Poland 43.5 Denmark 45.9 Portugal 35.0 Finland 41.1 Spain 41.0 France 44.0 Sweden 47,.2 Germany 30.5 Switzerland 48.8 Greece 41.0 Turkey 30.5 Hungary 30.4 United Kingdom 52.0 Iceland 43.3 United States 47.5 Israel 47.4     Construct a histogram of these data using the class intervals 20 to < 30, 30 to < 40, ..., 60 to < 70. (Hint: See Example 3.16.) Write a few sentences describing the shape, center, and variability of the distribution.

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3.24: The data in the accompanying table are from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (data.oecd.org/eduatt/population-with-tertiary-education.htm, retrieved February 18, 2018). Entries in the table are the percentage of 25- to 34-year-old people who have completed a 4-year college degree for 27 countries in 2016.

 

Country

Percentage of people age 25 to 34 with 4-year degree

Country

Percentage of people age 25 to 34 with 4-year degree

Australia

49.3

Italy

25.6

Austria

39.7

Japan

60.1

Canada

60.6

Mexico

21.8

Colombia

28.1

New Zealand

43.4

Costa Rica

28.9

Norway

48.6

Czech Republic

32.6

Poland

43.5

Denmark

45.9

Portugal

35.0

Finland

41.1

Spain

41.0

France

44.0

Sweden

47,.2

Germany

30.5

Switzerland

48.8

Greece

41.0

Turkey

30.5

Hungary

30.4

United Kingdom

52.0

Iceland

43.3

United States

47.5

Israel

47.4

 

 

  1. Construct a histogram of these data using the class intervals 20 to < 30, 30 to < 40, ..., 60 to

< 70. (Hint: See Example 3.16.)

  1. Write a few sentences describing the shape, center, and variability of the distribution.
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