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An environmental scientist measures stream temperature daily for 365 days to estimate the annual mean. Consecutive daily temperatures are highly autocorrelated: r = 0.96 (tomorrow closely resembles today). If assuming independence, the standard error would be SEnaive=σn=5°C3650.26°C\text{SE}_{\text{naive}} = \frac{\sigma}{\sqrt{n}} = \frac{5°C}{\sqrt{365}} ≈ 0.26°C. What is the actual standard error accounting for autocorrelation?