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ISBN: 9781259724275

Author: William Navidi, Barry Monk

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education

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Chapter 3.2, Problem 26E

Approximate the population variance and standard deviation given the following frequency distribution:

Chapter 3.2, Problem 26E, Approximate the population variance and standard deviation given the following frequency

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