Basic Business Statistics, Student Value Edition
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Author: Mark L. Berenson, David M. Levine, David F. Stephan, Kathryn Szabat
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The file Mobile contains the overall download and upload speeds in mbps for nine carriers in the United States.
a. Do you think that carriers with a higher overall download speed also have a higher overall upload speed?
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c. Does the scatter plot confirm or contradict your answer in (a)?
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Basic Business Statistics, Student Value Edition
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