Suppose a 95% Confidence Interval for μ Turns Out to Be

question 102

Multiple Choice

Suppose a 95% confidence interval for μ turns out to be (1,000, 2,100) . Give a definition of what it means to be "95% confident" in an inference.

• A) In repeated sampling, the population parameter would fall in the given interval 95% of the time.
• B) In repeated sampling, 95% of the intervals constructed would contain the population mean.
• C) 95% of the observations in the entire population fall in the given interval.
• D) 95% of the observations in the sample fall in the given interval.

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