document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=309547>Question 309547</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> .  After a sample of numbers is taken from a population, the 95% confidence interval is calculated out at {10.5, 12.0}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What is the correct way to interpret this confidence interval?  Choose one.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A)	95% of all values in the population are between 10.5 and 12.0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B)	The true population mean has to be between 10.5 and 12.0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C)	There is a 95% probability that the true population parameter is between 10.5 and 12.0.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D)	The mean is between 10.5 and 12.0, and the standard deviation is 95.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #221422 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=221422\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> After a sample of numbers is taken from a population, the 95% confidence interval is calculated out at {10.5, 12.0}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What is the correct way to interpret this confidence interval? Choose one.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "None of those choices is correct.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The correct answer is \"We are 95% confident that the population mean<BR>\n" );
document.write( "is between 10.5 and 12.\"<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The confidence interval is not a probability statement and it is not<BR>\n" );
document.write( "an ascertion that the pop mean is between thus and thus.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A) 95% of all values in the population are between 10.5 and 12.0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B) The true population mean has to be between 10.5 and 12.0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C) There is a 95% probability that the true population parameter is between 10.5 and 12.0.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D) The mean is between 10.5 and 12.0, and the standard deviation is 95.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.  </SPAN>\n" );
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