Statistical Reasoning for Everyday Life (5th Edition)
5th Edition
ISBN: 9780134494043
Author: Jeff Bennett, William L. Briggs, Mario F. Triola
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 2.4, Problem 11E
Consumer Price Index. In Exercises 9–16, use the Consumer Price Index values from Table 2.2.
11. Cost in 1980. If you spent $23,875 for goods, services, and housing in 2014, what would the same purchases have cost in 1980?
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