2. analyze the data you gathered about the number of births in the united states in 2011.
a. what do you observe about michigan and florida? justify your conclusion by using the cartogram. (5points)
b. there were 4,008,000 births in the united states during 2011. what proportion of all national births are accounted for by michigan? what proportion of all national births are accounted for by florida? (5 points)
c. suppose a person born during 2011 in the united states is chosen randomly. is the person more likely to have been born in florida or michigan? explain. (5 points)
d. the population of the united states was 308,745,538 in 2011. there were 18,801,310 people in florida and 9,883,640 people in michigan. compute the probability that a randomly selected us resident in 2011 was living in florida. do the same for michigan. which is greater? (5 points)
e. the number of births in a region depends mostly on population size. there are also random fluctuations and regional differences. consider your answers about populations and birth rates. are your answers consistent with this fact? (5 points)