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document.write( "sample mean = 126<BR>\n" );
document.write( "margin of error = 1.645*21.663/sqrt(12) = 10.29<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "90%CI: 126-10.29 < u < 126+10.29<BR>\n" );
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