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3. Ages of a random sample of 281 female students have a mean of 20.28 and a standard deviation
of 3.34. Ages of a random sample of 263 male students have a mean of 20.51 and a standard
deviation of 1.96.
(a) Compute a 90% con dence interval for the diference u1-u2 in population mean ages. female minus male
B Interpret the confidence interval in context of the problem
C Does it appear that the mean ae for males is greater then the mean age for females explain
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