Question: 1. House prices. An August 26, 2007, article in the New York Times reported that the median housing price was about $220,000. Would the mean selling price be higher, about the same, or lower? Why?
2. The 2004 election. George Bush was reelected president in 2004 with 51.0% of the popular vote. His Democratic opponent, John Kerry, received 48.1% of the vote, with minor candidates taking the remaining votes. Table II.4 gives the percentage of the popular vote won by President Bush in each state. Describe these data with a graph, a numerical summary, and a brief verbal description.