laboratory scale is known to have a standard deviation σ=0.001 grams in repeated weighings.  Scale readings in repeated weighings are Normally distributed with mean equal to the true weight of the specimen.  Three weighings of a specimen on this scale give 3.412, 3.416, and 3.414 g.  A 99% confidence interval for this specimen is:

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 laboratory scale is known to have a standard deviation σ=0.001 grams in repeated weighings.  Scale readings in repeated weighings are Normally distributed with mean equal to the true weight of the specimen.  Three weighings of a specimen on this scale give 3.412, 3.416, and 3.414 g.  A 99% confidence interval for this specimen is:

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