Business Analytics, Loose-leaf Edition (3rd Edition)
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Author: James R. Evans
Publisher: PEARSON
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A national homebuilder builds single-family homes and condominium-style townhouses. The Excel file House Sales provides information on the selling price, lot cost, type of home, and region of the country (Midwest, South) for closings during one month. Construct a
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Business Analytics, Loose-leaf Edition (3rd Edition)
Ch. 3 - Prob. 2PECh. 3 - Create a line chart for the closing prices for all...Ch. 3 - Create a pie chart showing the breakdown of...Ch. 3 - Create a stacked area chart contrasting primary...Ch. 3 - A national homebuilder builds single-family homes...Ch. 3 - The Excel file Facebook Survey provides data...Ch. 3 - Create a bubble chart for the first five colleges...Ch. 3 - Construct a column chart for the data in the Excel...Ch. 3 - The Excel file Internet Usage provides data about...Ch. 3 - Construct an appropriate chart to show the...
Ch. 3 - A marketing researcher surveyed 92 individuals,...Ch. 3 - In the Excel file Banking Data, apply the...Ch. 3 - Apply three different colors of data bars to...Ch. 3 - For the Store and Regional Sales database, apply a...Ch. 3 - For the Excel file Closing Stock Prices, apply...Ch. 3 - Create a useful dashboard for the data in the...Ch. 3 - Create a useful dashboard for the data in the...Ch. 3 - Create a useful dashboard for the data in the...
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