For the data in Exercises 13–18:

  1. Find the population size .
  2. Calculate the population mean .

Question 3.15

15. The table provides the motor vehicle theft rate for the population of the top 10 countries in the world for motor vehicle theft, for 2012. The theft rate equals the number of motor vehicles stolen in 2012 per 100,000 residents.

Country Theft rate Country Theft rate
Italy 208.0 Greece 100.2
France 174.1 Norway 94.1
USA 167.8 Netherlands 75.2
Sweden 117.2 Spain 75.1
Belgium 106.0 Cyprus 66.0
Table 3.9: Source: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.

3.1.15

(a) 10 (b) 118.37 motor vehicles stolen per 100,000 residents