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Transcribed Image Text:In a random sample of
20
people, the mean commute time to work was
32.5
minutes and the standard deviation was
7.1
minutes. Assume the population is normally distributed and use a t-distribution to construct a
95%
confidence interval for the population mean
What is the margin of error of
u?
Interpret the results.
The confidence interval for the population mean
is
(Round to one decimal place as needed.)
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