If We Compute 95% Confidence Limits on the Mean as 112.5

question 29

Multiple Choice

If we compute 95% confidence limits on the mean as 112.5 - 118.4, we can conclude that

• A) the probability is .95 that the sample mean lies between 112.5 and 118.4.
• B) the probability is .05 that the population mean lies between 112.5 and 118.4.
• C) an interval computed in this way has a probability of .95 of bracketing the population mean.
• D) the population mean is not less than 112.5.

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