1.59 Cost of Living in Canada- International Comparison On the Mercer Cost of Living Survey for 2004, which surveys 144 cities based on over 200 items in each location, Canadian cities were close to the bottom of the list. With New York being the benchmark, with an index score of 100 Toronto was 71.8, Vancouver 69.6, and Ottawa 62.6. Of the 144 cities Toronto was 89th on the list, Vancouver was 96th, and Ottawa was 124th." For further information on the Mercer Cost of Living Survey, visit: www.mercerhr.com.

a. Construct a relative frequency histogram to describe the index for the cities shown in the table. Do you see any unusual features in the histogram?

b. Construct a stem and leaf plot for the data.

c. How do you think the cities were selected for inclu- sion in this table?

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Rank Cities Index Rank Cities Index 1 Tokyo, Japan 130.7 28 Berlin, Germany 85.7 2 London, United Kingdom 119.0 39 Luxembourg 84.3 3 Moscow, Russia 117.4 43 Munich, Germany 84.0 4 Osaka, Japan 116.1 49 Prague, Czech Republic 83.3 5 Hong Kong 109.5 80 Auckland, New Zealand 74.2 9 Zurich, Switzerland 101.6 84 , 73.3 11 Beijing, PRC 101.1 89 Toronto, Canada 71.8 New York 100.0 96 Vancouver, Canada 69.6 17 Paris, France 94.8 113 Montral, Canada 66.4 20 Sydney, Australia: 91.8 116 New Delhi, India 64.7 21 Rome, Italy 90.5 124 Ottawa 62.6 26 Amsterdam, Holland 88.1 138 Manila, Philippines 48.8 27 Los Angeles, U.S. 86.6 144 Asuncion, Paraguay 42.7