
Elementary Statistics (Text Only)
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Publisher: McGraw Hill
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Chapter 1.1, Problem 18E
In Exercises 17—20, determine whether the number described is a statistic or a parameter.
The average age of the employees in a certain company is 35 years.
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Elementary Statistics (Text Only)
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