document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=866625>Question 866625</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A student reads that a 95% confidence interval for the mean body mass index (BMI) of young American women is 26.8 ± 0.6. Asked to explain the meaning of this interval, the student says, \"95% of all young women have BMI between 26.2 and 27.4\". \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The inference stated by the student about the 95% confidence interval is correct.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "	True<BR>\n" );
document.write( "	False<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 #522394 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=522394\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This is a very common fallacy and incorrect way to think about what the 95% confidence interval means. So the statement \"The inference stated by the student about the 95% confidence interval is correct. \" is <font color=\"red\">false</font> </SPAN>\n" );
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