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Assume That the Average Person in America Weighs 150 Pounds

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Assume that the average person in America weighs 150 pounds (m). You want to determine whether college students weigh less than the average American. Following are the weights collected on a sample of college students: 120, 105, 166, 170, 145, 149, 135, 115, 168, 138. ​


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