Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data

Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data
ISBN-10
0321757270
ISBN-13
9780321757272
Series
Statistics
Category
Statistics
Pages
790
Language
English
Published
2013
Publisher
Pearson Education
Author
Michael Sullivan

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