The effectiveness of a blood-pressure drug is being investigated. An experimenter finds that, on average, the reduction in systolic blood pressure is 46 for a sample of size 13 and standard deviation 20. Estimate how much the drug will lower a typical patient's systolic blood pressure (using a 80% confidence level)

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The effectiveness of a blood-pressure drug is being investigated. An experimenter finds that, on average, the reduction in systolic blood pressure is 46 for a sample of size 13 and standard deviation 20.

Estimate how much the drug will lower a typical patient's systolic blood pressure (using a 80% confidence level) 

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