The table below lists for 2018 the five states with the highest real GDP per capita and the five states with the lowest real GDP per capita. The table shows each state’s level of real GDP per capita and its growth rate of real GDP per capita in that year.

a. With the growth rate of real GDP per capita on the y-axis and the level of real GDP per capita on the x-axis, plot the points from the table in a graph. Each point should represent the combination of real GDP per capita and the growth rate of real GDP per capita for a state.

b. Based on the information in the table as displayed in your graph, do the highestincome states and the lowest-income states exhibit convergence or catch-up? Briefly explain.

c. What additional data would you need to more accurately test if the lowest-income states are catching up?

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State New York Massachusetts Alaska Connecticut California Mississippi Arkansas West Virginia Idaho South Carolina GDP per capita, 2018 (2012 dollars) $73,531 72,635 70,936 67,784 67,698 34,029 38,467 39,495 39,843 39,883 GDP per capita growth rate, 2018 2.4% 2.1 0.0 1.0 3.1 1.1 0.6 3.0 2.0 0.4