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A hypothesis regarding the weight of newborn infants at a community hospital is that the mean is 23.1 pounds. A sample of seven infants is randomly selected and their weights at birth are recorded as 21.1, 26.1, 27.1, 28.1, 25.1, 32.1, and 32.1 pounds. What are the degrees of freedom?
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