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An article in Medicine and Science in Sports titled "Maximal Leg Strength Training" studied cycling performance before and after 8 weeks of training.

Seven cyclists trained for 8 weeks; peak power increased to mean of 315 watt with a standard deviation of 16 watts. Construct a 95% confidence interval for the mean peak power after training.

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95% confidence intervals are constructed for the mean peak power after training of seven cyclists.

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An article in Medicine and Science in Sports titled "Maximal Leg Strength Training" studied cycling performance before and after 8 weeks of training.

Seven cyclists trained for 8 weeks; peak ...

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