Chapter 1.1, Problem 23E

To determine

To write:about the comparison of the two distributions.

Answer to Problem 23E

The difference between US and Europe is the preference of the colors silver and white/pearl, because the difference in the height of the two bars for white/pearl is the largest of all pairs of bars.

Explanation of Solution

  

Calculation:

The side by side graph shows data on the most popular colors of cars in 2008 for the United States and Europe. White/pearl is the most popular color for vehicles with almost 20% people going for it in US. In contrast, fewer than 5% people like it in Europe. Black and silver colors are very popular in Europe with 25% (approx.) and 28% (approx.) respectively. In US 18% people like these two colors for their vehicles. Blue color liked by approximately 13% in both US and Europe. Grey wins hearts of more than 15% people in Europe where as about 12% people like it in US. Red is preferred by over 10% people In US and little over 5% in Europe, Beige/brown has very little edge in US over Europe, with almost only 1% difference. Green and Yellow/gold are the least liked colors for vehicles in both Europe and US with almost 3% for Green and 2% for Yellow/Gold.

Conclusion:Thus,the difference between US and Europe is the preference of the colors silver and white/pearl, because the difference in the height of the two bars for white/pearl is the largest of all pairs of bars.