
Using and Understanding Mathematics: A Quantitative Reasoning Approach (6th Edition)
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Chapter 8.C, Problem 20E
To determine
To determine:
a) Find net growth rate due to births and deaths in 1980, 1995 and 2010 for U.S.
b) Describe in words the general trend in the country’s growth rate. Based on this trend, predict how the country’s population will change over next 20 years.
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Christchurch, New Zealand experienced a major earthquake on February 22, 2011. It destroyed 100,000
homes. Data were collected on a sample of 300 damaged homes. These data are saved in the file called
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shown in the accompanying table. Two of the variables are qualitative in nature: Wall construction and
roof construction. Two of the variables are quantitative: (1) Peak ground acceleration (PGA), a measure
of the intensity of ground shaking that the home experienced in the earthquake (in units of acceleration of
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Using and Understanding Mathematics: A Quantitative Reasoning Approach (6th Edition)
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