Statistics for Business and Economics
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ISBN: 9780132745659
Author: Paul Newbold, William Carlson, Betty Thorne
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 4, Problem 87E
(a)
To determine
Determine the probability if a project will take less than 3 days to complete.
(b)
To determine
Determine the standard deviation.
(c)
To determine
Illustrate the mean and standard deviation of the total salary for the week.
(d)
To determine
Determine the probability if salesperson’s salary is more than $1,000.
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