But on average U.S. population densities are much lower as indicated in Table 3 which shows that the urbanized area of Paris is much more densely populated than that of New York.
They wanted to show which one was more populated.
mnli hypothesis: They wanted to show which one was more populated. premise: But on average U.S. population densities are much lower as indicated in Table 3 which shows that the urbanized area of Paris is much more densely populated than that of New York.