Mathematical Statistics with Applications
Mathematical Statistics with Applications
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ISBN: 9780495110811
Author: Dennis Wackerly, William Mendenhall, Richard L. Scheaffer
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Prove that the fraction of observations within the interval y¯−ks and y¯+ks is at least 1−1k2.

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