Statistics for Business & Economics, Revised (with XLSTAT Education Edition Printed Access Card)
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Chapter 20.7, Problem 15E
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Find the weighed aggregated quantity index with a 2000 base and comment on the growth or decline in quantities over the 2000-2015 period.
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