In 2014, UNICEF reported child poverty rates7 for many nations in 2012 and in 2008. In 2012, values in Scandinavia were Norway 5.3%, Finland 8.8%, Denmark 10.2%, and Sweden 12.1%, and values in North America were Canada 20.8%, United States 32.2%, and Mexico 34.3%.

(a) Use descriptive statistical methods to summarize and compare Scandinavia and North America.

(b) Compare 2012 and 2008 poverty rates for the full data set of 41 nations in the Poverty data file at the text website.

Overall, did the distribution change much? Also, take differences between 2012 and 2008 for each nation and analyze the changes in poverty rates.