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Problem: Did raising the speed limits in 1995 increase highway fatalities? The following are the data (the state name, the number of fatalities in 1995, the number in 1996, the percentage change in the number of fatalities, and whether the speed limit was increased from 55 mph or whether the 55 mph limit was retained.)
State 1995_fatalities 1996_fatalities percent_change speed_limit Alabama 1114 1146 2.9 increased Alaska 87 81 -6.9 retained Arizona 1025 994 -3 increased Arkansas 631 615 -2.5 increased California 4192 3989 -4.8 increased Colorado 645 617 -4.3 increased Connecticut 317 310 -2.2 retained Delaware 121 116 -4.1 increased District_of_Columbia 58 62 6.9 retained Florida 2805 2753 -1.9 increased Georgia 1488 1573 5.7 increased Hawaii 130 148 13.8 retained Idaho 262 258 -1.5 increased Illinois 1586 1477 -6.9 increased Indiana 960 984 2.5 retained Iowa 527 465 -11.8 increased Kansas 442 490 10.9 increased Kentucky 849 842 -0.8 retained Louisiana 894 902 0.9 retained Maine 187 169 -9.6 retained Maryland 671 608 -9.4 increased Massachusetts 444 417 -6.1 increased Michigan 1530 1505 -1.6 increased Minnesota 597 576 -3.5 retained Mississippi 868 811 -6.6 increased Missouri 1109 1148 3.5 increased Montana 215 200 -7 increased Nebraska 254 293 15.4 increased Nevada 313 348 11.2 increased New_Hampshire 118 134 13.6 retained New_Jersey 774 814 5.2 retained New_Mexico 485 485 0 increased New_York 1679 1593 -5.1 retained North_Carolina 1448 1494 3.2 retained North_Dakota 74 85 14.9 increased Ohio 1360 1391 2.3 increased Oklahoma 669 772 15.4 increased Oregon 574 526 -8.4 retained Pennsylvania 1480 1469 -0.7 increased Rhode_Island 69 69 0 increased South_Carolina 881 930 5.6 retained South_Dakota 158 175 10.8 increased Tennessee 1259 1239 -1.6 increased Texas 3183 3742 17.6 increased Utah 325 321 -1.2 increased Vermont 106 88 -17 retained Virginia 900 877 -2.6 retained Washington 653 712 9 increased West_Virginia 377 348 -7.7 retained Wisconsin 745 761 2.1 retained Wyoming 170 143 -15.9 increased