Energy Consumption. Refer to Table 16, which shows the per capita energy consumption (watts per person) for samples of countries on three continents for Exercises 75–78.
Table 3.61: Table 16 Per capita energy consumption for three samples of countries
| Asia | Europe | North America |
|---|---|---|
| China 447 | Germany 861 | USA 1402 |
| Japan 774 | France 804 | Canada 1871 |
| South Korea 1038 | United Kingdom 622 | Mexico 131 |
Table 3.61: Source: The World Factbook.
Question 3.188
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75. Construct dotplots of the energy consumption for each continent. Which continent would you say has the greatest spread (variability)? Why?
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North America, because the dots for North America are more spread out than the dots for Asia and Europe.