Loose-leaf For Applied Statistics In Business And Economics
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Author: David Doane, Lori Seward Senior Instructor of Operations Management
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Chapter 3.2, Problem 5SE
(a) The table shows raw scores on a state civil service exam taken by 24 applicants for positions in law enforcement. Construct a frequency distribution and histogram, using nice (round) bin limits. (b) Describe the distribution and note any unusual features.
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Loose-leaf For Applied Statistics In Business And Economics
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