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The amniotic fluid analysis of a simple random sample of 15 pregnant women showed the following measurements in the total protein present in grams per 100 ml.
0.69 1.04 0.39 0.37 0.64 0.73 0.69 1.04 0.83 1.00 0.19 0.61 0.42 0.20 0.79
Build a 95% confidence interval for population variance in the measurements of the total protein present in the amniotic fluid of pregnant women.
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