The effectiveness of a blood-pressure drug is being investigated. An experimenter finds that, on average, the reduction in systolic blood pressure is 42.7 for a sample of size 818 and standard deviation 20.2. Estimate how much the drug will lower a typical patient's systolic blood pressure (using a

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The effectiveness of a blood-pressure drug is being investigated. An experimenter finds that, on average, the reduction in systolic blood pressure is 42.7 for a sample of size 818 and standard deviation 20.2.

Estimate how much the drug will lower a typical patient's systolic blood pressure (using a 99% confidence level).

Enter your answer as a tri-linear inequality accurate to one decimal place (because the sample statistics are reported accurate to one decimal place).

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