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What sample size would be needed for a biologist to detect a significant difference in the mean body weight of two groups of mice with a power of 0.8 and a significance level of 0.05, assuming a standard deviation of 3 grams and an effect size of 2 grams?
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Deep Thought is thinking for 7.5 million years.

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The answer is 42.

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