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Transcribed Image Text:In a random sample of eight cell phones, the mean full retail price was $486.00 and the standard deviation was $187.00. Assume the population is
normally distributed and use the t-distribution to find the margin of error and construct a 95% confidence interval for the population mean u. Interpret the
results.
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