Introductory Statistics (2nd Edition)
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ISBN: 9780321978271
Author: Robert Gould, Colleen N. Ryan
Publisher: PEARSON
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Tax Rate A StatCrunch survey asked people what maximum income tax rate (as a percentage of income) should be allowed and whether they were Republican or Democrat. Compare the two political parties. Compare shapes and appropriate measure of the center and spread.
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