Two online retailers offer a particular style of webcam for sale. The prices of these cameras vary day by day. Consider two groups: Group #1 consists of consumers who purchased a camera from retailer #1 during the past three months and Group #2 consistes of consumers who purchased a camera from retailer #2 during the same period of time. A 99% confidence interval for 1−2 μ
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(b) The confidence interval provides no strong evidence to support or refute the claim that, on average, students who purchased a camera from retailer #1 spent dollars more than those who purchased a camera from retailer #2.