BASIC BUSINESS STATISTICS-STUD.SOLN.MAN
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ISBN: 9780134685045
Author: BERENSON
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 2, Problem 71PS
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Mention at least one good feature of the visual display.
b.
To determine
Mention at least one bad feature of the visual display.
c.
To determine
Redraw the graph using the guidelines.
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