
Introductory Statistics
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ISBN: 9781938168208
Author: Barbara Illowsky, Susan Dean
Publisher: OpenStax College
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Chapter 2, Problem 47P
Use the following information to answer the next three exercises: Sixty-five randomly selected car salespersons were asked the number of cars they generally sell in one week. Fourteen people answered that they generally sell three cars; nineteen genet ally sell four cars; twelve generally sell five cars; nine generally sell six cars; eleven generally sell seven cats. Calculate the following:
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