Exhibit 3-1 the Following Data Show the Number of Hours Worked by Worked

question 84

Multiple Choice

Exhibit 3-1
The following data show the number of hours worked by 200 statistics students.
-Refer to Exhibit 3-1. The class width for this distribution

• A)is 9
• B)is 10
• C)is 11
• D)varies from class to class

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