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  1. Find the mean height and the population standard deviation.
  2. By simple random sampling, obtain a sample of 10 students. Compute the sample mean. Obtain the 90% confidence interval (CI) of the population mean using this sample.
  3. From the sample you obtain in (b), compute the 95% confidence interval of the population mean. What do you observe about the width of 90% CI compared 95% CI. Make a general statement on the margin error as confidence level increases.
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