Introduction to Business Statistics
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Chapter 2.2, Problem 2.10E
The following performance scores have been recorded for 25 job applicants who have taken a pre-employment aptitude test administered by the company to which they applied:
66.6 75.4 66.7 59.2 78.5 80.8 79.9 87.0 941
70.2 92.8 86.9 92.8 66.8 65.3 100.8 76.2 87.8
71.0 92.9 97.3 82.5 78.5 72.0 76.2
Construct a frequency distribution and a histogram for these data.
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