Statistics for Business and Economics
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Author: Paul Newbold, William Carlson, Betty Thorne
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Chapter 2.2, Problem 17E
a)
To determine
The percent of observations between 65 and 85.
b)
To determine
Calculate the percent of observations between 65 and 85 using the empirical rule.
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