Miss Romero noted that the mean scores of a random sample of 15 Grade 8 students who had taken a special test was 80.5. If the standard deviation of the scores was 3.1, and the sample came from an approximately normal population, find the point and interval estimate of the population mean, using 95% confidence.

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Section10.5: Comparing Sets Of Data
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Miss Romero noted that the mean scores of a random sample of 15 Grade 8 students who had taken a special test was 80.5. If the standard deviation of the scores was 3.1, and the sample came from an approximately normal population, find the point and interval estimate of the population mean, using 95% confidence. 

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