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Module by: Susan Dean, Dr. Barbara Illowsky

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Name: Sampling and Data: Answers and Rounding Off
ID: m16006
Language: English (en)
Summary: This module briefly explains the correct way to round off answers when working with statistical data.
Subject: Mathematics and Statistics
Keywords: answer, round, rounding, statistics
Document Type: -//CNX//DTD CNXML 0.5 plus MathML//EN
License: Creative Commons Attribution License (CC-BY 2.0)
Authors: Susan Dean (deansusan@deanza.edu), Dr. Barbara Illowsky (illowskybarbara@deanza.edu)
Copyright Holders: Maxfield Foundation (cnx@cnx.org)
Maintainers: Susan Dean (deansusan@deanza.edu), Dr. Barbara Illowsky (illowskybarbara@deanza.edu), Connexions (cnx@cnx.org)
Version: 1.7 (history)
Created: Apr 1, 2008 12:00 pm GMT-5
Revised: Oct 27, 2008 7:55 pm GMT-5

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Version: 1.1 Apr 18, 2008 4:21 pm GMT-5 by Uchenna Anyikam
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Dean, S., & Illowsky, B. (2008, October 27). Sampling and Data: Answers and Rounding Off. Retrieved from the Connexions Web site: http://cnx.org/content/m16006/1.7/

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Dean, Susan, and Barbara Illowsky. "Sampling and Data: Answers and Rounding Off." Connexions. October 27, 2008. http://cnx.org/content/m16006/1.7/.

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