Understanding Business
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Author: William Nickels
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Millie wants to install a new carpet in the living room of her house. She calculated the square footage of the room and then multiplied it by a set cost factor to estimate the cost. This is an example of_________
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Parametric estimating
Three-point estimating
Bottom-up estimating
Analogous estimating
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