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

question 1

Multiple Choice

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 number of malaria cases in 2006 is probably ______.

• A)higher than in 2005
• B)lower than in 2005
• C)exactly the same as in 2005

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