Economic growth. The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis also provides information on the growth of the U.S. economy (www.bea.gov). The Bureau recently released figures that they claimed showed a growth spurt in the western region of the United States. Using the table and map below, determine if the percent change in real GDP by state for 2005–2006 was independent of region of the country. (Alaska and Hawaii are part of the West Region. DC is included in the Mideast Region.)

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West (Far West, Southwest, and GDP % Change Top 40% 13 Bottom 60% 2 Total 15 Rocky Mtn.) Midwest (Great 2 10 12 Lakes and Plains States) Southeast 4 8 12 Northeast 2 10 12 222 (Mideast and New England States) Total 21 30 30 51