The World Malaria Report (2008)has information on the number of reported malaria cases from 2005 and 2006 for the 10 countries listed in West Africa.The data are presented in the table below. The mean of the reported West African malaria cases in 2005 is ___________.
A)less than 116,698
B)greater than 1,600,000
C)100,000
D)greater than 200,000

Question

The World Malaria Report (2008)has information on the number of reported malaria cases from 2005 and 2006 for the 10 countries listed in West Africa.The data are presented in the table below.  The mean of the reported West African malaria cases in 2005 is ___________.
A)less than 116,698 
B)greater than 1,600,000 
C)100,000 
D)greater than 200,000

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

To find the mean of reported malaria cases in 2005 for the 10 countries listed in West Africa, we need to calculate the total number of reported cases and divide by 10 (the number of countries). The total number of reported cases is 2,044,774. Dividing by 10 gives us a mean of 204,477.4. The closest answer choice to this is D, which states that the mean is greater than 200,000. None of the other answer choices are close to the calculated mean.

The World Malaria Report (2008)has Information on the Number of Reported