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From the Stock and Watson (http://www.pearsonhighered.com/stock_watson)website the chapter 8 CPS data set (ch8_cps.xls)into a spreadsheet program such as Excel. For the exercise, use the first 500 observations only. Using data for average hourly earnings only (ahe), describe the earnings distribution. Use summary statistics, such as the mean, median, variance, and skewness. Produce a frequency distribution ("histogram")using reasonable earnings class sizes.


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