INSTRUCTOR’S

SOLUTIONS MANUAL

BUSINESS STATISTICS A DECISION-MAKING APPROACH

TENTH EDITION

David F. Groebner Boise State University

Patrick W. Shannon Boise State University

Phillip C. Fry Boise State University

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