Suppose that a company claims that its coffee cans contain 6.8 ounces of coffee, on average. You take many large samples, and find, each time, that the mean weight of the sample is within the 95% confidence interval. Which of the following would be a reasonable conclusion?
A. The company's coffee cans contain more than 6.8 ounces of coffee, on average.
B. The company's coffee cans contain 6.8 ounces of coffee, on average.
C. The company's coffee cans do not contain 6.8 ounces of coffee, on average.
D. The company's coffee cans contain less than 6.8 ounces of coffee, on

Question

Suppose that a company claims that its coffee cans contain 6.8 ounces of coffee, on average. You take many large samples, and find, each time, that the mean weight of the sample is within the 95% confidence interval. Which of the following would be a reasonable conclusion?
  		A. 	The company's coffee cans contain more than 6.8 ounces of coffee, on average.
  		B. 	The company's coffee cans contain 6.8 ounces of coffee, on average.
  		C. 	The company's coffee cans do not contain 6.8 ounces of coffee, on average.
  		D. 	The company's coffee cans contain less than 6.8 ounces of coffee, on

danjs · Answer

I will go with B, looking a little closer now though.

danjs · Answer

yeah i think that is right... read this example for the math... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confidence_interval#Practical_example

anonymous · Answer

Thank you