Loose Leaf for Statistical Techniques in Business and Economics
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ISBN: 9781260152647
Author: Douglas A. Lind
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 3, Problem 29E
Listed below is the percent increase in sales for the MG Corporation over the last 5 years. Determine the geometric
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