EBK STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES IN BUSINESS
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Author: Lind
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Chapter 2, Problem 44CE
A total of 5.9% of the prime-time viewing audience watched shows on ABC, 7.6% watched shows on CBS, 5.5% on Fox, 6.0% on NBC, 2.0% on Warner Brothers, and 2.2% on UPN. A total of 70.8% of the audience watched shows on other cable networks, such as CNN and ESPN. You can find the latest information on TV viewing from the following website: http://www.nielsen.com/us/en/top10s.html/. Develop a pie chart or a bar chart to depict this information. Write a paragraph summarizing your findings.
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EBK STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES IN BUSINESS
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