3.23 Import Sale and Domestic Production in Japan The Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association of Canada, in their Annual Review 2006, provided the following two bar charts regarding import sales of automobiles and domestic automobile produc- tion in Japan, respectively.

a. What variables have been measured in this study? Are the variables qualitative or quantitative?

b. Describe the population of interest. Do these data represent a population or a sample drawn from the population?

c. What type of graphical presentation has been used? What other type could have been used?

d. Describe the relationship between total import sales and total domestic production over the period 1996-2005.

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Import Sales in Japan (1996-2005) 450,000 400,000 350,000 300,000 250,000 200,000 150,000 100,000 50,000 FB 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 300 2000 2003 2004 2005 336543 314281 252,065 252.181 255482 263.277 260599 247606 243391 248,993 panne Brand 90582 50,50 23.80 25044 19,970 14.000 16,466 31,198 18,989 1919 Tal 427.125 3642 275369 278,225 275452 275,273 177065 276304 272,80 268,112 Domestic Production in Japan (1996-2005) 12,000,000 10,000,000 T 8,000,000 6,000,000 4,000,000 2,000,000 1999 1364676 41,40 ZALAG 245 103975 KN KENT 194 1755 75 TO 75 735 14 13 121.130 1415 10:47 77291 3027315 10298 30311518 1