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Daylight Saving Time was adopted in the U.S. in . During the oil crisis of the s, the Department of Transportation found that daylight saving time decreased national energy usage by about percent compared with standard time. Since then, energy use in the U.S. has changed and daylight saving time has been extended. In a group of researchers found that daylight saving time decreased national energy usage by with a margin or error of . If a decrease in energy use will save the state of Indiana million, what conclusion(s) can you draw from the study in relation to the state of Indiana?

Energy usage can be expected to change in Indiana by .
What range of percentages is this? Use this range to calculate the cost/savings to the state.