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A random sample of 10 healthy people gave the following body temperatures: 36.9, 36.8, 37.2, 35.7,...
A random sample of 10 healthy people gave the following body temperatures: 36.9, 36.8, 37.2, 35.7, 36.8, 37.1, 36.2, 37.3, 37.1, 36.2. Is this statistically significant evidence that the mean body temperature is not 37C?
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