Essentials Of Statistics For Business & Economics
9th Edition
ISBN: 9780357045435
Author: David R. Anderson, Dennis J. Sweeney, Thomas A. Williams, Jeffrey D. Camm, James J. Cochran
Publisher: South-Western College Pub
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Chapter 3.1, Problem 19E
Revenue Growth Rate. Annual revenue for Corning Supplies grew by 5.5% in 2014, 1.1% in 2015, −3.5% in 2016, −1.1% in 2017, and 1.8% in 2018. What is the mean growth annual rate over this period?
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