atn] Eight squirrels were found to have an average weight of 9.7 ounces with a sample standard deviation is 0.20. Find the 90% confidence interval of the true mean weight of all squirrels. Assume that the variable in the population has a normal distribution.

atn] Eight squirrels were found to have an average weight of 9.7 ounces with a sample standard deviation is 0.20. Find the 90% confidence interval of the true mean weight of all squirrels. Assume that the variable in the population has a normal distribution.

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