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A sample of 16 small bags of the same brand of candies was selected. Assume that the population distribution of bag weights is normal. The weights of each bag was then recorded. The
Calculate the error bound for 98% confidence interval for the population mean weight of the candies. (Round to 3 decimal places)
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