MATLAB: An Introduction with Applications
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A lawyer researched the average number of years served by 45 different justices on the Supreme Court. The average number of years served was 13.8 years with a standard deviation of 7.3 years. What is the 95% confidence interval for the average number of years served by all Supreme Court justices?
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