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Using the accompanying colleges and universities data to find 95% confidence intervals for the median SAT for each of the two groups, liberal arts colleges and research universities. Based on these confidence intervals, does there appear to be a difference in the median SAT scores between the two groups?
For the liberal arts colleges, the 95% confidence interval is?(round to four decimal places as needed)
For the research universities, the 95% confidence interval is?(round to four decimal places as needed)
Based on the results, does there appear to be a difference in the median SAT scores between the two groups?

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