Find the standard error for comparing the means.  Construct a 95% confidence interval for the difference between the mean body dissatisfaction for  lean sport athletes and non lean sport athletes. Interpret.

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Female college student participation in athletics has increased dramatically over the past few decades.  Sports medicine providers are aware of some unique health concerns of athletic women, including disordered eating. A study compared disordered-eating symptoms and their causes for collegiate female athletes (in lean and non lean sports) and nonathletes. The sample mean of the body dissatisfaction assessment score was 13.4 (s=7.9) for 15 lean sports athletes (those sports that place value on leanness, including distance running, swimming, and gymnastics) and 7.4 (s=5.8) for the  67 non-lean athletes. Assume equal population standard deviations. 

Find the standard error for comparing the means. 

Construct a 95% confidence interval for the difference between the mean body dissatisfaction for  lean sport athletes and non lean sport athletes. Interpret. 

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