Exercise 1.2

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  1. Try summarizing the data with a different function for one or more of the variables.
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  1. What is the median value of polyarchy for The West?
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  2. What is the max value of gdp_pc for Eastern Europe?
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  3. What is the standard deviation of flfp for Africa?
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  4. What is the interquartile range of women_rep for the Middle East?
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  1. Now try grouping by country instead of region.
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  1. What is the median value of polyarchy for Sweden?
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  2. What is the max value of gdp_pc New Zealand?
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  3. What is the standard deviation of flfp for Spain?
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  4. What is the interquartile range of women_rep for Germany?
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  1. Sort countries in descending order based on the mean value of gdp_pc (instead of the median value of polyarchy). Which country ranks first based on this sorting?
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  2. Now try sorting countries in ascending order based on the median value of women_rep (hint: delete “desc” from the arrange() call). Which country ranks at the “top” of the list?
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