Economic growth, revisited. The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis provides information on the GDP in the United States by metropolitan area (www.bea.gov). The Bureau recently released figures that showed the percent change in real GDP by metropolitan area for 2004–2005. Using the data in the following table, examine if there is independence of the growth in metropolitan GDP and region of the country. (Alaska and Hawaii are part of the West Region.

Some of the metropolitan areas may have been combined for this analysis.)

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West (Far West, Southwest, and Rocky Mtn.) GDP Growth Bottom three Total quintiles (bottom 60%) Top two quintiles (top 40%) 62 62 46 108 Midwest (Great 9 40 87 96 Lakes and Plains States) Southeast Northeast 82 38 58 96 12 36 48 (Mideast and New England States) Total 121 227 348 U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis Percent Change in Real GDP by Metropolitan Area, 2004-2005 Highest quintile Second quintile Third quintile Fourth quintile Lowest quintile Non-metropolitan areas