infantmortality
23. Global Infant Mortality. The following data set represents the infant mortality rate for states or provinces in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The infant mortality rate is defined as the number of children who die before their first birthday, for every 1000 live births. The data represent independent random samples. Test whether the population median infant mortality rate is the same for the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Use level of significance .
| U.S. state | Infant mortality rate |
|---|---|
| California | 5.8 |
| Florida | 7.2 |
| Georgia | 8.5 |
| Illinois | 8.4 |
| Pennsylvania | 7.1 |
| Texas | 6.4 |
| Virginia | 7.7 |
| Canadian province | Infant mortality rate |
|---|---|
| Alberta | 4.8 |
| Manitoba | 7.5 |
| Nova Scotia | 4.4 |
| Ontario | 5.5 |
| Quebec | 5.6 |
| Mexican state | Infant mortality rate |
|---|---|
| Campeche | 26.0 |
| Chihuahua | 23.4 |
| Sonora | 22.6 |
| Tabasco | 25.3 |
| Veracruz | 28.0 |
| Yucatan | 27.0 |