Average life expectancy for females in 2010-2011 is reported for 10 countries. Calculate the appropriate measures of central tendency and variability for both European countries and non-European countries. Is there more variability in life expectancy for European countries or non-European countries? If so, what might explain these differences?

^a Data for each country collected from either 2010 or 2011.

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Life Expectancy at Birth Country European countries France Germany Netherlands Spain Turkey 84.8 82.6 82.7 84.7 76.3 Non-European countries Japan Australia Mexico Iceland Israel 86.4 84.0 79.2 83.5 83.4