STATISTICAL TECH.IN BUS.+ECON.-ACCESS
STATISTICAL TECH.IN BUS.+ECON.-ACCESS
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ISBN: 9780077639662
Author: Douglas Lind, William Marchal, Samuel Wathen
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 1, Problem 2E

The San Francisco Chronicle is a large newspaper published daily. What is the level of measurement for each of the following variables?

  1. a. The number of papers sold each Sunday during 2014.
  2. b. The departments, such as editorial, advertising, sports, etc.
  3. c. The number of papers sold by county.
  4. d. The number of years with the paper for each employee.
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