Basic Business Statistics, Student Value Edition
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ISBN: 9780134685113
Author: Mark L. Berenson, David M. Levine, David F. Stephan, Kathryn Szabat
Publisher: PEARSON
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Mention at least one good feature of the visual display.
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To determine
Mention at least one bad feature of the visual display.
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Redraw the graph using the guidelines.
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Basic Business Statistics, Student Value Edition
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