Fundamentals of Biostatistics
8th Edition
ISBN: 9781305268920
Author: Bernard Rosner
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 2, Problem 44P
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Find the values of A, B, and C.
Compute the descriptive statistic for C of overall population
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