confidence interval estimate of the mean net change in LDL cholesterol after the garlic treatment. What does the confidence interval suggest about the effectiveness of garlic in reducing LDL​ cholesterol?

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Section10.1: Measures Of Center
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In a test of the effectiveness of garlic for lowering​ cholesterol,
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subjects were treated with garlic in a processed tablet form. Cholesterol levels were measured before and after the treatment. The changes
​(before−​after)
in their levels of LDL cholesterol​ (in mg/dL) have a mean of
5.3
and a standard deviation of
17.4.
Construct a
90​%
confidence interval estimate of the mean net change in LDL cholesterol after the garlic treatment. What does the confidence interval suggest about the effectiveness of garlic in reducing LDL​ cholesterol?
 
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What is the confidence interval estimate of the population mean
μ​?
 
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​mg/dL
​(Round to two decimal places as​ needed.)
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