Essentials of Statistics (5th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780321924599
Author: Mario F. Triola
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 2, Problem 4CRE
In Exercises 1-5, refer to the table in the margin, which summarizes results from 641 people who responded to a USA Today survey. Participants responded to this question: "Who do you most like to get compliments from at work?"
| Response | Frequency |
| Co-workers | 260 |
| Boss | 241 |
| Strangers | 82 |
| People who report time | 58 |
4. Misleading Graph How is the accompanying graph misleading? How could it be modified so that it would not be misleading? (The graph is on the top of the next page.)
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