What Does It Mean If the Reported Confidence Interval for a Population

question 14

Multiple Choice

What does it mean if the reported confidence interval for a population mean is 95%?

• A) There is a 5% chance that the results are statistically significant.
• B) There is a 95% chance that the results are statistically significant.
• C) There is a 5% probability that the true mean is in the reported range.
• D) There is a 95% probability that the true mean is in the reported range.

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