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Transcribed Image Text:8 points) Identify the critical t. An independent
reedom and the crtical
random sample is selected from an approximately normal population with unknown standard deviation. Find the degrees of
selected from an
t value
for the given sample size and confidence level. Round critical t values to 3 decimal places
Sample size, n Conflidence level Degree of Freedom Critical value,
12
90
95
98
27
17
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