Introductory Statistics
3rd Edition
ISBN: 9780135188927
Author: Gould, Robert, Ryan, Colleen N. (colleen Nooter)
Publisher: Pearson,
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Sleep (Example 2) An instructor asks a class of 120 students how many hours they slept during the previous night. What shape do you think this distribution will have? Explain.
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