Refer to the data in Example 1.2.5. Can you state a few questions that the data suggest? What inferences can you make by looking at these data?
Example 1.2.5

Agency 1995 1996 1997 98.22 National Science Foundation 87.69 91.70 93.22 DMS 85.29 87.70 Other MPS 2.40 4.00 5.00 Department of Defense 77.40 77.30 67.80 AFOSR 17.40 16.70 17.10 ARO 15.00 15.00 13.00 DARPA 21.00 22.90 19.50 NSA 2.50 2.50 2.10 ONR 21.40 20.20 16.10 Department of Energy 15.70 16.00 16.00 University Support 6.20 5.50 5.00 National Laboratories 9.50 10.50 11.00 Total, All Agencies 182.02 180.79 185.00