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Chapter 15.3, Problem 18E
Compute the 99% signed-rank interval for true average pH μ (assuming symmetry) using the data in Exercise 15.3. [Hint: Try to compute only those pairwise averages having relatively small or large values (rather than all 105 averages).]
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