Suppose you plan to offer a study session and need to know how many candies to bring and there-fore would like to estimate how many candies students tend to take on average. Below are results for the number of candies that 19 undergraduates took from a large bowl.
-Provide an interpretation of the 95% confidence interval given in the output.
A) We are 95% confident that the sample mean number of candies students tend to take is between 36 and 66.
B) About 95% of students will take between 36 and 66 candies.
C) There is a 95% chance that the true mean number of candies students tend to take is between 36 and 66.
D) We are 95% confident that the true mean number of candies students tend to take is between 36 and 66.

Question

Suppose you plan to offer a study session and need to know how many candies to bring and there-fore would like to estimate how many candies students tend to take on average. Below are results for the number of candies that 19 undergraduates took from a large bowl. 
-Provide an interpretation of the 95% confidence interval given in the output.
A) We are 95% confident that the sample mean number of candies students tend to take is between 36 and 66. 
B) About 95% of students will take between 36 and 66 candies. 
C) There is a 95% chance that the true mean number of candies students tend to take is between 36 and 66. 
D) We are 95% confident that the true mean number of candies students tend to take is between 36 and 66.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

A 95% confidence interval means that we are 95% confident that the true population mean lies within the interval, not the sample mean or individual observations.

Suppose You Plan to Offer a Study Session and Need