THE NEXT QUESTIONS ARE BASED ON THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION

question 35

Essay

THE NEXT QUESTIONS ARE BASED ON THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
A dependent random sample from two normally distributed populations gives the following results:
n = 15,
= 20.5,and s_d = 2.4
-Find the 95% confidence interval for the difference in the means of the two populations.

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