In a recent year, there were 235,000 deaths in California, the highest number in the United States. The state with the lowest number of deaths was Alaska, with 3,000 deaths. The populations of California and Alaska were approximately 35,463,000 and 648,000, respectively.
a. Compute the death rates for California and Alaska in deaths per l,000.
b. Based on the fact that California and Alaska had the highest and lowest death numbers, respectively, does it follow that California and Alaska had the highest and lowest death rates! Why or why not?