Essential Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences
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Author: Gregory J. Privitera
Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
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estimate for the true average maximum temperature with 95% confidence interval.
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Sunday
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Friday
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Saturday
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