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STAT 110 - Section 5 Lecture 1. Professor Hao Wang University of South Carolina Spring 2012. iClicker practice: Columbia Drivers?. A – Clueless / Insane B – Get off the phone!!!! C – Same as everywhere else D – Too Slow E – It isn’t the drivers, it’s the timing of the stupid stop-lights!.
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STAT 110 - Section 5 Lecture 1 Professor Hao Wang University of South Carolina Spring 2012
iClicker practice:Columbia Drivers? A – Clueless / Insane B – Get off the phone!!!! C – Same as everywhere else D – Too Slow E – It isn’t the drivers, it’s the timing of the stupid stop-lights!
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