Question 14.86

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16. Carbon emissions. Independent random samples of European and African nations were taken, and the carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels were recorded (in millions of metric tons). Test whether the population median carbon emissions per nation in Europe differs from that of the nations in Africa, using level of significance .

Table 14.51: Carbon emissions from European and African nations
European
nation
Carbon
emissions
African
nation
Carbon
emissions
Belgium 147.58 Algeria 88.23
Czech Republic 116.30 Congo 5.53
Denmark 59.13 Egypt 151.62
France 417.75 Ethiopia 5.13
Germany 857.60 Kenya 10.79
Greece 107.07 Mozambique 4.98
Ireland 46.86 Rwanda 0.83
Italy 468.19 South Africa 443.58
Poland 303.42 Sudan 12.26
Portugal 61.71 Tanzania 4.68
Spain 372.62 Zimbabwe 10.33
United Kingdom 585.71
Table 14.51: Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, 2008.