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Confidence interval for a difference of means

Let X1,X2,X3X_1,X_2,X_3 be a random sample from N(μ1,σ2)N(\mu_1,\sigma^2) distribution and Y1,Y2,Y3Y_1,Y_2,Y_3 be a random sample from N(μ2,σ2)N(\mu_2,\sigma^2) distribution. Also, assume that (X1,X2,X3)(X_1,X_2,X_3) and (Y1,Y2,Y3)(Y_1,Y_2,Y_3) are independent. Let the observed values of ∑i=13[Xi−13(X1+X2+X3)]2\sum_{i=1}^3\left[X_i-\frac13(X_1+X_2+X_3)\right]^2 and ∑i=13[Yi−13(Y1+Y2+Y3)]2\sum_{i=1}^3\left[Y_i-\frac13(Y_1+Y_2+Y_3)\right]^2 be 11 and 55, respectively. The length (round off to 2 decimal places) of the shortest 90%90\% confidence interval of μ1−μ2\mu_1-\mu_2 equals __________

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