Statistics for Business and Economics, Student Value Edition plus MyStatLab with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (8th Edition)
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Author: Paul Newbold
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Chapter 2.2, Problem 21E
(a)
To determine
The mean daily exercise time.
(b)
To determine
Calculate the standard deviation of the given sample.
(c)
To determine
Calculate the standard deviation of the given sample using Equation 2.14.
(d)
To determine
Calculate the standard deviation using Equation 2.15.
(e)
To determine
The coefficient of variation.
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