Statistics for Business and Economics (13th Edition)
13th Edition
ISBN: 9780134506593
Author: James T. McClave, P. George Benson, Terry Sincich
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 13, Problem 13.79LM
Explain the difference between control limits and specification limits.
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Statistics for Business and Economics (13th Edition)
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