Basic Business Statistics
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ISBN: 9780134684840
Author: BERENSON, Mark L., Levine, David M., Szabat, Kathryn A.
Publisher: Pearson,
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Chapter 2, Problem 49PS
The following is a series of annual sales
a. Construct a time-series plot.
b. Does there appear to be any charge in annual sales over time? Explain.
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1029
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3487
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4652
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4145
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3587
9
2325
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a. Use the data to develop an empirical discrete probability distribution for x (to 4 decimals).
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