An existing inventory for a test measuring self-esteem indicates that the scores have a standard deviation of 12. A psychologist gave the self-esteem test to a random sample of 70 individuals, and their mean score was 70. Construct a 99% confidence interval for the true mean of all test scores. Then give its lower limit and upper limit. Carry your intermediate computations to at least three decimal places. Round your answers to one decimal place

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An existing inventory for a test measuring self-esteem indicates that the scores have a standard deviation of 12. A psychologist gave the self-esteem test to a random sample of 70 individuals, and their mean score was 70. Construct a 99% confidence interval for the true mean of all test scores. Then give its lower limit and upper limit. Carry your intermediate computations to at least three decimal places. Round your answers to one decimal place.

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