Statistics for Business and Economics
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Author: Paul Newbold, William Carlson, Betty Thorne
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Chapter 2.2, Problem 14E
To determine
The coefficient of variation.
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Statistics for Business and Economics
Ch. 2.1 - Prob. 1ECh. 2.1 - Prob. 2ECh. 2.1 - Prob. 3ECh. 2.1 - Prob. 4ECh. 2.1 - Prob. 5ECh. 2.1 - Prob. 6ECh. 2.1 - Prob. 7ECh. 2.1 - Prob. 8ECh. 2.1 - A random sample of 156 grade point averages for...Ch. 2.1 - Prob. 10E
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