The Heart of Mathematics: An Invitation to Effective Thinking
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ISBN: 9781118156599
Author: Edward B. Burger, Michael Starbird
Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
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Chapter 9.2, Problem 9MS
How different are they? (S) The following histogram shows the exam scores for 30 students in a freshman accounting class. Estimate the mean of these scores. Is the standard deviation of these scores likely to be closer to 12 or to 25?
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The Heart of Mathematics: An Invitation to Effective Thinking
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