Suppose that a sample of 42 students of a university were surveyed and asked how many hours a week they thought they spent on studying. The mean number of hours these students stated was 13.5 with a standard deviation of 4.8. Calculate a 99% confidence interval to estimate the mean amount of time all students of the university believe they spend studying in a week.
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