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Chapter 8: Q.20 (page 478)

In complete sentences, give an interpretation of what the interval in Exercise 8.18 means.

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We estimate with 95% confidence that the true population for the population mean weight of the heads of lettuce is between 2.112 and 2.288.

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An interpretation of what the interval in Exercise 8.18 means.

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Explanation

The confidence interval denotes the range of possibilities for the population parameter.

"We are 95 percent convinced that the population parameter is between X and X," is the accurate reading of a 95 percent confidence interval.

For example, we would expect these confidence intervals to encompass the genuine population mean if they were calculated.

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