Statistics for Business and Economics
8th Edition
ISBN: 9780132745659
Author: Paul Newbold, William Carlson, Betty Thorne
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 2.1, Problem 4E
(a)
To determine
The mean percentage increase in dollar sales.
(b)
To determine
Calculate the median.
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