Chapter PII, Problem 35RE

To determine

To explain do tobacco and alcohol spending appear to be related and find out what questions do you have about these data and what conclusions can you draw.

Answer to Problem 35RE

Yes, tobacco and alcohol spending appear to be related in most of the cases.

Explanation of Solution

It is given in the question that the researchers want to find out are people who use tobacco products more likely to consume alcohol. The data on household spending taken by the British government on eleven regions in Britain is also given. Thus, we can say that yes, in most of the cases tobacco and alcohol spending appear to be related because as alcohol spending goes up so does tobacco spending. The questions we have about these data are as:

Why does Northern Ireland have a higher tobacco spending than alcohol spending? Which product is cheaper and what are the laws in each region regarding the substances. Thus, the conclusions we can draw that there is relation in tobacco and alcohol spending and it is different in different regions.